Crowds respond to anthemic choruses.

Im not interested in fad songs.

The classic, quote/unquote, craft of songwriting still works; it still is relevant.

I think often times if a guitar riff is centered around the chorus or if it follows the chorus, then it often times turns into the actual hook.

Any time you have a song that is directly connected to a very specific musical trend of the moment, you have immediately cut it off at the knees, doesn't matter if it goes to number one in the world, if you're too attached to a production style.

When I moved to L.A., I was penniless, absolutely beyond broke and in debt up to my eyeballs.

I think the best songs are being written by the very under-stated, under-appreciated indie artists. The thing that separates them from mainstream success is they either consciously or unknowingly refuse to deliver on a big chorus.