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.

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

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.

I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.

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