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When it comes to sitting down and composing, there is no hesitation, no concern, no critics breathing fire down my neck. For me, writing a song is the purest part of all. No one can mess with that.

Writing songs has always been hard and easy. It's not always easy when you want it to be, and then sometimes it's just like turning on the faucet. That's just the nature of it.

There's a saying, 'It's easy to write songs, but very difficult to write great songs.' I'm going through that right now.

I'm not like a professional writer with professional skills. Songs kind of come into my head the same way they did when I was a kid. I say I'm an overgrown kindergarten kid. I work on songs.

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

I tend to write songs critiquing myself. The best way for me to deal with stuff is to write a song about it... That's not to say all my songs are like that.

Writing songs is really about writing. It's not about necessarily focusing on one particular style or making it one particular thing.

I don't like people telling me what to do, or trying to MAKE me write songs.

If you don't write good music, people aren't going to listen to anything you say.

When you get the right people together, writing music becomes very effortless.