Sharing a triumph with someone you love is an incredible high. |
That's what it is every time you walk into the room to write with someone new. It's like, oh god I have to take my clothes off 'my creative clothes' and let them see all of my flaws. |
The business today is completely different and it's very producer driven, so that a songwriter needs to have producing chops, be a singer/songwriter, or find a singer to develop. |
The difference between us and the superstar singer/songwriters is that they often become caught up in the recording process, which takes a long time. |
The difference is that when those barren periods occur no one's waiting for a record from us, so they don't even notice we've been gone. |
We are the yin and the yang of the creative process. |
When you feel good about what you've written, there is just no high that is greater. |
Yes, mostly with Carole and Gerry, who were our best friends and our biggest competition. It was a very complex relationship. |
You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding on the door, because if you pound long enough, somebody is going to open it. |
You'll probably hit them in the face, but Sometimes it's something you've got to do. |