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My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. It's about living and loving and trying to find purpose in this crazy world.

I'm not an extremely prolific writer. I don't write songs all the time.

See, I'm not a very good musician.

I'm clearly most well known for my music. Eventually, ultimately, I'll be writing books. I'm still writing articles now. I just consider myself a writer.

Every record, you've got more experiences to draw on as a writer and a musician.

I don't try to write songs that will further my career. I write about things that I care about. I don't have a career as much as I'm having an adventure with a guitar. I never liked the business way of doing it. You have to follow some sort of instinct.

I do play the guitar, but I do it for fun. And I am terrible at writing music as well. I have tried and failed, horribly.

Without question, I've either got to be a writer, or I fail.

I'm a better writer than I am a singer, and I express myself easily through writing.