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I'm a songwriter. Everything affects me.

My music is about a joyful experience. I've learned that if you can affect other people, you should.

I can't imagine how people will react to my music. For me, it's a really fluid process from one record to the next, but it's really up to the listener.

I don't write songs that don't affect me on some level, because I figure if I am not moved by it, if its not something that I have a longing to celebrate or to be reminded of, if it doesn't affect me, then how can I possibly think it is going to affect somebody else. My touchstone is write something that matters.

What I've learned is that music affects the way you feel. A song can change someone's life.

There's certain songs that you're gonna record that you hope to touch people and change lives, and there's certain songs that you know that are not going to be that serious.

I think you can feel the pain I've experienced in my music. It's something that a lot of people can relate to.

We're all affected by music. It has the power to inspire, uplift us, change our moods, and even alter consciousness.

As a filmmaker, like any artist, when something affects me emotionally I think about it in those terms. It's my way of dealing with my thoughts, my fears and my hardships. I think the same can be said with any artist. For a musician, you're going to write a song about something that affects you emotionally.