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.

I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive.

I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.

It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest.

You can get stale writing with each other for a while.

If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.

It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.