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I'm a producer for fun. I'm not a professional schooled musician or anything.

I'm just a musician and a record producer.

One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers.

I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.

When you're an artist, you can only do your own stuff. Even if you only write for other people, you're really more focused on yourself. So while everybody's out touring, I'm working on records.

I never considered myself a songwriter, but now since I've been working with Nick Lowe, I am contributing to an extent. But I'm the guitarist and he's not, so we compliment each other in a way.

I play a lot of instruments. I write all my own music. I spend hours and hours a day in the studio. I'm a producer. I'm a writer.

When I first started out in this business, it was easy because nobody wanted anything from me. But now everyone wants something from me, so it's hard to break away and just be a songwriter.

I try to do collaborations with as many artists as possible. It's really excellent and fun to actually work with another songwriter.