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I think MTV put a huge dent in the songwriting craft.

When people see you have a song on MTV, they think you are doing well - but you know, the way the traditional label deal was set up, it is really hard for an artist, unless they sold a lot, to see anything.

MTV definitely has the effect of narrowing the range of music that hits the mainstream. On the other hand, isn't that the effect of television in general?

I work hard at that, but the fact that there are a lot of good songs means there are also a lot of really bad songs I've written that you never hear.

To me, there's two types of songs, good and bad. And I just like to stick with the good ones.

I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.

MTV essentially killed 'American Bandstand' and 'Solid Gold,' because music videos are an easier way for pop artists to gain television exposure.

At one time, MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.

I feel like every couple years MTV reinvents itself in some way, you know?

Sometimes videos make a bad song very tight.