"I tend to not try and listen to a lot of other artists while I'm writing, because if I hear something that's brilliant."
"I wasn't really writing anything that I felt was worth it at the end, but then certain things sparked me as a solo writer - to be able to try new things and experiment, and ultimately challenge myself as a performer and as a songwriter and just to commit to ideas, and not be afraid to be myself."
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Source: The Phrase That Pays. Song by Michael Carden, William Beckett, 2005.
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