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I've made a lot of mistakes and I don't regret any of them. Sometimes that's the only way you learn.

I love mistakes because it's the only way you learn.

I learn the most from making my own mistakes.

I've made more mistakes than anyone I know. Sometimes I learned something, and sometimes I just find myself doing it again. It makes me mad when I wasn't smart enough to learn the first time. You just think it's going to be different the next time, and it's not, as it turns out.

Early in my songwriting career, when I was learning a lot about writing songs, I'd force myself to sit down until I came up with something.

The joy of songwriting only gets messed up if you are trying to follow up a big success, or you are trying to create a hit single, or if you have conscious thoughts of a particular outcome for the music.

Coming up with a way to fix mistakes challenges your creativity and your critical thinking skills and your resourcefulness. Often you end up with something better than what you planned on in the first place.

I've never been able to learn from other people's mistakes - I'm not that smart - so I usually learn by trial by fire.