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Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy.

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.

Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.

You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.

Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn't mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize.

There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.

You have to hone your craft, but you also have to be born with a certain amount of talent, and I never took the talent for granted - I've always worked really hard to be as good as I could be.

It is better to be likable than to be talented.

I think art doesn't have to be created in a period of misery, but it certainly helps.

Some people don't need to work hard because they are so talented.