I always was really confident about myself, about my voice, myself as a person, my body, all of those things, but as a songwriter - I just didn't identify as a songwriter at all.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.
I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like 'Clown' and 'Mountains' that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist.
As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life.
I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.
First and foremost, I consider myself a songwriter.
I never thought of myself as being a good songwriter. There are a ton of other people that are good songwriters, but I don't think I'm in the club. What I do well is perform, sometimes sing pretty good, and accompany myself well and arrange fairly well.
I definitely consider myself a songwriter first because that's my best attribute.
I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus.
I think songwriting was the biggest way that I found my identity.
I consider myself a songwriter before anything else. The fact that I have been able to write both of my records and establishing myself as a songwriter is super-important to me. Some people have that gift, where they can take on anything and make people believe it. I like to do a song from personal experience.