It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by.
Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.
I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive.
You're going to have more rejection than acceptance.
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.