I feel like emotional content is the most important of any song, for any artist. — LP Copy Share Image
The first time I wrote a song, I couldn't really believe - 'Can you just do that? You're just allowed?' I never… — LP Copy Share Image
Pop is like a puzzle: to write a perfect pop song, you never know, and there's so much that can happen in… — LP Copy Share Image
'Pop' is not a bad word. What's more interesting than changing the chemistry in a room in three minutes with a song? — LP Copy Share Image
You could have written the biggest hit song, and all eyes are looking to you to write another one. It's not a… — LP Copy Share Image
The myriad of ways that a song can be interpreted is astounding to me, and it's part of the allure of writing. — LP Copy Share Image
I don't think a good singer or a great singer is either of those things without a great song. — LP Copy Share Image
I'm a songwriter-singer. I'm very vocal oriented, of course, but songwriting - no matter whether it's for myself or another artist -… — LP Copy Share Image
If you leave songs sitting around, you do yourself a disservice. You have to put them out there. — LP Copy Share Image
It's interesting what a new song can do to the other songs. A new song can be the grout of the record,… — LP Copy Share Image
When I first got into the major label system, they were like, 'Hey, you're great - now write with a million people… — LP Copy Share Image
No matter what, if you write a song that's great that everyone expects to be a hit, then everyone's going to be… — LP Copy Share Image
With Joe Walsh, that was kind of random. I'd written 'Hi-Roller Baby' for myself while I was at Island/Def Jam; literally, four… — LP Copy Share Image
The thrill of writing songs for other people, when you get that right, that person's soul speaks to that song; you've done… — LP Copy Share Image
I was done with my second major label deal, and I was doing a lot of urban sessions, and I had an… — LP Copy Share Image
If you leave songs sitting around, you do yourself a disservice. You have to put them out there. — LP Copy Share Image
When I'm singing my songs on stage, I feel like I'm doing a rock show, even though I don't think all my music is… — LP Copy Share Image
'Girls Go Wild' was born out of a Joshua Tree excursion with some close friends after coming home from a long bit of touring. — LP Copy Share Image
I'm not looking to be a gay poster child. If you're gay, and I inspire you, I don't want to put that down. But… — LP Copy Share Image
When I first got into the major label system, they were like, 'Hey, you're great - now write with a million people so we… — LP Copy Share Image
The two years I spent solely writing for other people kind of took me away from myself. — LP Copy Share Image
The first time I wrote a song, I couldn't really believe - 'Can you just do that? You're just allowed?' I never thought about… — LP Copy Share Image
There is a pop element to what I do, but I'm going for a deeper, more left-of-center vibe. That's the sound I've always been… — LP Copy Share Image
I found New York too... 'vertical,' closed off, I didn't feel the muse like I did in L.A. Maybe it's the weather? — LP Copy Share Image
