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I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.

As a songwriter, I feel like, just for inspiration and research purposes, I have to listen to everything.

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 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.

There's a lot of craft that goes into achieving a hit song - at the beginning of your career, you're usually more inspiration than craft, and you get great when those intersect. A skilled songwriter can get you to that intersection.

I wasn't born with a natural talent for songwriting.

First and foremost, I consider myself a songwriter.

I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to all wrote. I never thought it was an option to sing anyone else's songs.