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I've always written songs since I was a kid - always.

When I turned 14, I became very obsessed with writing songs, and it took over my existence.

I've been writing songs since I was a little boy. You know, I think I wrote my first song when I was 11.

I've always tried to get around writing love songs, I guess because I've always had a hard time saying, 'I love you.'

I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.

I can't write songs unless I am in love.

At the time I wrote 'Forever,' I had a 14-year-old daughter, and she was reading a lot of books about young love.

I love love songs, but sometimes it's okay to just be young and talk about something other than getting married or falling in love. There are so many fun things that you live that you can write about and people of all ages can connect to.

I'm a songwriter who's put my childhood memories and teenage angst into songs.