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The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas come to you.

I'm treating country music like it's a sport. I'm looking at where my competition is and realized I needed to work on my songwriting.

I always found very strong images for my songwriting in New York.

Every song I write is autobiographical and is about people, and that's one of the things that gets complicated. You have to decide where's your place as a songwriter.

I will write a verse or a story and bring it into a songwriting session, because that's what's big in Nashville - the collaborative part of songwriting.

Songwriting isn't always something that's directly proportionate to the experience.

The whole point of music is being able to share your story. I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.

Songwriting is something that's very daunting until you have your first successful song, I think.

You know, I would say that songwriting is something about the expression of the heart, the intellect and the soul.

Songwriting is an art unto itself, not to be confused with performing.