There's so much fear involved in trying to do something you don't know how to do that drugs and alcohol can become a big part of your life if you have an addictive personality or are very unsure, which most songwriters are.
You have to be very brave in that first writing session.
I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.
Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.
You can get stale writing with each other for a while.
I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.