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Sometimes a song indicates that it wants to be about a certain thing. And then if you write it, you find that it is about something that you've done.

If you look at the content of songs people write, it's usually about the things they know best.

Music tells you about the artist and what they were thinking about at the time, because the person has to think about it to sing it.

I usually don't write songs by people calling me and saying, 'Write a song about this.' Usually I'm just going with what I want to write, so you never know.

I think in most cases, when you're writing a song, you're just making up a little story, and you're not really thinking about making a point one way or another about it. You're just coming up with a little scenario and seeing it through, and that's it.

When you write a song, there's no point keeping it to yourself.

You cannot teach a person how to write songs. It's about being your own person and following your instincts.

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all do much the same things, so if you nail somebody, then you've also nailed yourself.

Sometimes when I write songs, I don't know what they're about, and it just suddenly comes to me.

I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.