I don't really pay enough attention to what other people are doing.
You're successful if you can get one person to pick it up and put it on the turntable and go, Wow, thanks for writing that!
I fell in love with Nashville. I got lots of work.
My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it
Getting the best response from people is how I base my success.
Longer is not my best song, it's just a classic love song, and every songwriter always dreams of writing a classic love song.