I am saying what comes out, because I'm really not a methodical writer. I'm not a good building writer, where you are like "well, I going to make a song today, and I think it will be a pop song." Some people are great at it and it's beautiful. If I am feeling musical and I pick up the guitar, usually something will eventually come out and I'll see where it goes.

Music is generally important to blind people, and most of the blind people that I have come into contact, through my parents, music is very special to them.

The advice is, go slow and take your time with it. That works to my benefit.

I was trained professionally to connect with people as a therapist. That's job number one, having a empathetic regard towards someone who is sitting right across from you. Being able to pull whatever their needs are, their desires and the things that are troubling them and being able to address that in some way.

If I am feeling musical and I pick up the guitar, usually something will eventually come out and I'll see where it goes.

The first time I ever found Paste I thought somebody just might have finally made a magazine using only the contents of my brain. I read it cover to cover every single month.

Therapy really did prepare me to become an empathic songwriter. As far as advice goes, it's a matter of self understanding first.