One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers.

We became the songs we wrote.

You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.

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.

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

One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers.

Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.