It's cool to be recognised by your peers.
I play piano every day. I enjoy that.
Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.
I've written some great things. That's a gift, but there's consequences. Yeah, you get this great work, but you suffer. You really, really suffer.
Distance sometimes lets you know who's worth keeping and who's worth letting go.
The first four and a half years was me in the studio every day, writing songs for other people. I had jobs, too - eleven jobs. I worked at Kinko's, Fatburger, Subway - I was a sandwich artist - and I was a claims processor at Allstate Insurance.