The two years I spent solely writing for other people kind of took me away from myself. — 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
When I wrote for myself before as an artist, I probably wrote about 15, 20 songs a year. I thought that was… — LP Copy Share Image
I was having a nice anonymous little time as a writer. I really was on the writer path. I was sort of… — LP Copy Share Image
It's interesting when you write something for somebody else, and then you're like, 'Oh man, I just laid my whole trip on… — 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 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
If you leave songs sitting around, you do yourself a disservice. You have to put them out there. — LP Copy Share
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
'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
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
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
The two years I spent solely writing for other people kind of took me away from myself. — LP Copy Share
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
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
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
It's interesting what a new song can do to the other songs. A new song can be the grout of the record, tie the… — LP Copy Share
Trying to launch a career as an artist is like trying to run through a crowd holding hands with five people. It's so difficult. — LP Copy Share
