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I see what other people do and what songwriters don't. They don't get out and take care of themselves. Producers turn themselves into a massive brand. Songwriters tend to be under someone else's umbrella. If you're building your own legacy, it can't be under an umbrella.

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

As a songwriter, it's very hard to listen to music that's not coming from the heart and soul, personally.

Every time you write a song, you're looking for some sort of perfection, and you never quite reach it. You're always looking for that extra missing piece.

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

Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.

People assume that a lot of pop artists don't write their songs. That, for me, is super frustrating because I think it detracts from some of the art and some of the craft of what we do. I'm at the helm of it, and I think that is what people don't see.

Traditionally, songwriters can't sing. And that holds true in my case, also.

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