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Even writing verses from my first album, there were songs that I didn't use because I just felt that they weren't really for me. But I think that happens naturally when you write songs. You're in a different mood in every session. There's so many songs out there that could potentially be used by other artists.

I think that most people who write about music just want to fill some paper. They're not really interested in getting to the heart of something. Otherwise, they wouldn't write what they write.

I'm not an extremely prolific writer. I don't write songs all the time.

It's hard to write music for specific things, because I'm always writing just to write.

It's a gift that I have and I became good at it. When I heard my first song I didn't even know that I could write songs.

I've always written songs, even when I wasn't doing anything with my personal life in music.

I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else.

I feel a duty to write because I can write songs.

I write most songs randomly. They don't always deal with something I've been through but something I think is important to tell.

I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of my manuscripts back to myself - kind of like adding a soundtrack to help shape mood.