I'd probably be a super wealthy guy if I had sat around writing songs and getting them placed like everyone else I know. But I write songs about people or after I meet them and they're somewhat biographical - they're fiction but also non-fiction.

I think the hardest thing to overcome is judging yourself and being your own worst critic so to speak.

With Sumthin Else Music Works, I wanted to spread the love and give newcomers a chance to make it because something that really helped me were all the people who had given me an opportunity when I was putting my career together.

Any real record person knows that the number one most powerful marketing tool when it comes to music is repetition.

I really do love pop. I understand songwriting, I understand the business, and I'm not stuck in any one particular time period.

I'd probably be a super wealthy guy if I had sat around writing songs and getting them placed like everyone else I know. But I write songs about people or after I meet them and they're somewhat biographical - they're fiction but also non-fiction.

In today's world, I probably would like to work with someone like Gaga.