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I feel the only way I can survive is to spend a lot of time writing songs. I have to have incredible, killer songs that also are hits, or I just don't have a chance.

You have to focus hard on recording songs that you believe in.

I just write songs that I strongly believe in and that are coming from inside. There's no tricks. It's honesty with big melodies.

I really just tried to make a record full of great songs, which is the goal I always have.

The truth is I want to make music that people enjoy.

How I set myself apart is by creating the sort of real and honest music, which is who I'm also trying to be.

I don't really see how any song can not feel contrived if it isn't honest, and how could I write honest songs if I don't write about stuff going on in my life and how I'm feeling?

I just like traditional songs that come from an honest place, and they make you feel something and tell a story and they flow right.

I'll try not to let a day go by without making a song. I don't think I've created a lot of music.

Songs are not better just because they're emotionally honest. To write a song well, you have to put some work into it and grind it out.