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I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.

I do not go down and sit in front of the computer and make myself write; that's not my style.

I don't like being put in a box. I just make music, you know?

Composing is sort of an intuitive act. You have to put yourself in the right frame of mind.

The only way for me to compose is intensively. To pick at it over a long period doesn't seem to work.

I like to compose, but only for myself. I write my own lyrics and compose the music around them.

When I am composing, I try to clear my mind of having to publish, or having to sell a book or find readers. That kind of thinking gets in the way.

I try not to put myself in a box, so I'll write with anybody who wants to. I don't put limitations on my co-writes.

Anytime you put yourself in a creative box, it's going to stifle you; it's not conducive to the writing or recording process.

When I'm writing, sometimes it gets to that place where I feel like the piece is writing itself and I'm trying not to get in the way.