Although I like the work I've done in the past, I like what I'm writing now even more.
I wanted to write for Broadway.
My nature is to be linear, and when I'm not, I feel really proud of myself.
You made a lot of mistakes, and you wrote a lot of crap. But it was all part of the learning process.
You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding on the door, because if you pound long enough, somebody is going to open it.
The business today is completely different and it's very producer driven, so that a songwriter needs to have producing chops, be a singer, songwriter, or find a singer to develop.