She could only write with him at night and she was wasting her days just sitting around. So he thought I could write with her during the day. And that was Carole King.

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It was kind of like songwriter's boot camp. You had to produce. You had to...

It was kind of like songwriter's boot camp. You had to produce. You had to...

Although I like the work I've done in the past, I like what I'm writing...

Although I like the work I've done in the past, I like what I'm writing...

We are the yin and the yang of the creative process.

We are the yin and the yang of the creative process.

You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding...

You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding...

I can't seem to write young enough anymore.

I can't seem to write young enough anymore.

The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you...

The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you...

You made a lot of mistakes, and you wrote a lot of crap. But it...

You made a lot of mistakes, and you wrote a lot of crap. But it...

We all have fertile creative periods and times when we can't figure out how we...

We all have fertile creative periods and times when we can't figure out how we...

Actually I was writing with people that didn't get records.

Actually I was writing with people that didn't get records.

Barry is an incredible singer. He's even gotten better through the years.

Barry is an incredible singer. He's even gotten better through the years.

My nature is to be linear, and when I'm not, I feel really proud of...

My nature is to be linear, and when I'm not, I feel really proud of...

Sharing a triumph with someone you love is an incredible high.

Sharing a triumph with someone you love is an incredible high.

The business today is completely different and it's very producer driven, so that a songwriter...

The business today is completely different and it's very producer driven, so that a songwriter...

On the other hand when you are someone who records their own songs you are...

On the other hand when you are someone who records their own songs you are...

A lot of guys spend their lives saying no because it's an easier way to...

A lot of guys spend their lives saying no because it's an easier way to...

But I'm someone who the more afraid I am, the more I want to do...

But I'm someone who the more afraid I am, the more I want to do...

We wrote what sounded good to us and hoped it would find a home.

We wrote what sounded good to us and hoped it would find a home.

Even when I think I'm writing really young, they say it's too mature.

Even when I think I'm writing really young, they say it's too mature.

Barry and I were in the middle of building a house, and I was in...

Barry and I were in the middle of building a house, and I was in...

We were very fortunate to have been on the scene when we were.

We were very fortunate to have been on the scene when we were.