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You never know until a song comes out and becomes what it becomes, obviously you can't predict how the masses will react.

If I find something I like, I'll chase it and see what comes out the other side. Once a song gets momentum and gets away from you, that's a good sign.

When I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach.

Artists don't always know. Almost every song I ever recorded that was a hit at the majors that the promotional people picked I didn't think it would be a hit. I was wrong every time!

You never know when you put out an album that's unique whether it'll get beat up for it or not.

Songs come from all over the place. You can't predict what you're going to like. You might like something that doesn't fit right now. What was working for you at one point, something you've loved for years and years, when you get together with everybody, you think, this doesn't match up with what's going on with you personally.

If I have a hit, then I hope the people who like the hit song go out and buy my album so they can hear it all.

If you write songs you have an idea how they're going to sound.

The only thing that's a little tricky about it is sometimes people assume that if it's a new song, it's a reflection of what you're feeling or going through now.

Certain songs by hearing the rhythm, it tells you that is either a love song or you might be heartbroken or the songs give you the vibes and you just know that certain songs are militant that you have to write.