The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you much more freedom in your writing. You only have to please the artist and the artist is you so you can be more daring and…

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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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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

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

She could only write with him at night and she was wasting her days just...

She could only write with him at night and she was wasting her days just...

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

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

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.

I can't seem to write young enough anymore.

I can't seem to write young enough anymore.

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...

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...

There is the great creative part of it. The writing is the best part.

There is the great creative part of it. The writing is the best part.

We have gone through some difficult times like everyone else and perhaps our working together...

We have gone through some difficult times like everyone else and perhaps our working together...

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

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

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.

That first writing session, what Dan Hill calls a creative blind date, is always a...

That first writing session, what Dan Hill calls a creative blind date, is always a...

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.