Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.

Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.

You can't be afraid to deal with your demons. You've got to go there to be able to write.

Some of their best songs don't have bridges and choruses. So that made me think I should trust my instincts. My songs were okay, I figured. I didn't need to change anything.

Theres so many other things to write about than unrequited love.

If you come into success too soon, you'll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you'll be happier with yourself in the end.

I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?