You have to be very brave in that first writing session.

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.

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

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

You have certain writing tools but generally creating something from nothing makes one quite mad and Cynthia and I are quite mad you know.

Cynthia's lyrics always expressed the feelings people felt but they couldn't express themselves.

Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.