You're going to have more rejection than acceptance.

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

Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.

I've written songs sober and I've written songs high.

I get a different kind of lyric from someone else that might make me go in a different musical direction.

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

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