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I can't write music unless I'm deeply connected to it and that connection almost always comes from some experience that I have had or am having.

I can't read a note of music. I just do it all from ear.

I can't listen to music while writing - any such distraction would have dreadful consequences.

Music is an art form. It is a way to wordlessly communicate.

I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible.

Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.

The ability to make music is a gift that you're born with; it's not something you can learn.

Now, one can often get away with playing music by ear when it is not being recorded, but writing is another matter; its mistakes are not forgotten because they are still there to confuse us.