I was very fortunate, though, to have a writing partner that truly is brilliant with words and at the same time very soulful. |
I'm very nervous that this whole affair will hurt our business financially. |
I've written songs sober and I've written songs high. |
If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today. |
If we didn't get the record, we didn't exist. |
If we were the team that won out, then life was good and we felt that we were worth something. |
It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive. |
It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest. |
It's very important, at least for me and for Cynthia, to get outside input. |
Once I get into it, then I'm into it. |
One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers. |
Right now we're writing a Broadway show. |
She just wants to jump in, and I procrastinate for awhile until I really get into it. |
The biggest problem is getting to work. |
The real danger of writing a great song when you're on something is that it might get you thinking that the only way to repeat that is by only writing when you're high. |