Every one of my regrets has produced a song I'm proud of.
In the beginning, I wrote OK songs, but they didn't have a unique perspective.
The moment I wrote my first song, I got addicted.
I didn't disappear; I started writing songs and worked behind the scenes.
I want all of my songs to do well whether I've written them or not.
As a musician, you never understand why people connect with certain songs.
I've just always written songs in a style that appeal to me personally.
When I'm singing a song, I picture somebody in particular. A lot of it is to a guy.
It can even be a single note which defines the entire song.
The way I choose to show my feelings is through my songs.
It's a really personal thing for me to write a song.
We have always wanted to write songs and be experimental in that way.
There are so many songs that we just don't play anymore.
It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs.
Frosh-week songs are meant to be offensive because offensive is rebellious.
When you stick a song on a tape, you set it free.
To me, songs come of their own volition - and with an open-ended philosophy.
A song has to become as much a part of you as a tailored suit.
It's just a bunch of songs. I'm not trying to cure any major disease.
You've got to really know your song, inside and out.
A good country song takes a page out of someone's life, and puts it into music.
