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I think that some people get wrapped up in their own egos. They need to see certain album sales and certain monuments.

I think that, to be an artist, you have to have a big enough ego to believe that people out in the world want to see what you think is a good idea. And if you don't have that sense of ego, then the minute that idea goes into the world, self-doubt kicks in.

To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing songs, it's a completely different process. It's a completely different place. It's a creative place, a musical place. It has nothing to do with who likes what.

As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place. Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.

The ego certainly is the biggest obstacle as an artist or performer, so any chance you get to destroy that is really healthy.

I think everyone is born 100 percent ego, and after that it's just adjustment.

People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos - they just wanna see someone talking about themselves constantly. I'm not interested in that.

I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be.

Everyone always comes to one point in their life as an artist where you can either let your heart guide you or your ego.