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Had I not become entangled with music, I would have become an author much earlier.

All of the musicians when I was young used to always say you had to tell a story when you're a musician.

I was in the band as a boy and was taught music and learned to compose.

I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.

For too long, musicians have been the greatest enemy of music. Their lack of desire to proselytize is a kind of betrayal.

When I was a kid, there was so much talent outside of recorded music.

I wasn't making music consciously when I was younger. I was a musician, but that has its own stigmas. Anywhere on the planet, it's one of the more undervalued positions.

When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didn't have time.

I basically had the idea when I was 18 that I wanted to write my own songs. I knew it was going to be a long, tough road, and I was like, if I just begin now, by the time I'm 40, I'll be good at it.