You get older. You start having hopes for other people rather than yourself.
You have to look at every one of your songs and be able to identify with them in a meaningful way. You can hardly sing your songs unless you're in them. If you want to fake it, go ahead. Fake it if you want. But I'm not that kind of singer.
And I'll know my song well before I start singing
To live outside the law, you must be honest.
Gotta head full of ideas that are driving me insane.
Creativity has much to do with experience, observation and imagination, and if any one of those key elements is missing, it doesn't work.