Well, a lot of successes come by mistake.
The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable.
Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides.
I had a period in my life in the '90s where I was definitely young, dumb, and full of even more dumb.
I've changed the way I look at things. When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, "This song must be a number one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records." I have fallen into that trap before.
Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn't be about trying to gauge where popular music is today; it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down.