I watch artists say they wrote all these songs and don't mention anybody else who was involved, and that's fine. I don't expect an artist to give me credit. I know that they're gonna take the credit for everything. But, it's my job to give myself that exposure and not make excuses, not grow bitter.

It's a gift that I have and I became good at it. When I heard my first song I didn't even know that I could write songs.

I listen to all types of different music. I go to different festivals. I'm around music.

I don't have the desire to just keep every record and put it out. That's not what I do. I make records for people; that's why I just continue to be consistent, where a lot of the other top writers, they kind of fell off because they started focusing on their own careers as artists. That's not where my head is at.

You're put in certain situations and it kind of opens up those doors and it opens up your eyes to realize what your true calling was.

I work every single day, even on Sundays.

There's a bunch of people who sit around and make excuses for themselves and get upset with artists, but you already know what this is - it's an ego-driven business.