LP Quotes

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Profession : Musician

Birth : March 18, 1981

I guess I just feel very comfortable with being myself.

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I only want to write a song with the people who want to write a song with me.

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It is very hard leaving home for life on the road. The toll that it takes is actually immeasurable, and you can think all you want about what it does to your relationships, but the way it actually plays out is very deep and very unique to those personalities that are involved.

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If you leave songs sitting around, you do yourself a disservice. You have to put them out there.

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I would wear sunglasses all the time if it wasn't looked down upon in certain situations. I always thought I'd be someone who wore sunglasses like Roy Orbison.

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I just want to feel free. If someone feels inspired by it, then fine.

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Every artist wants to connect with the listener.

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My thing with New York was that it felt so insular. When I went to L.A., everybody I knew was a cool, amazing musician. In New York, they'd be hunkered down trying to form a band. But in L.A., guys in bands were also playing with other artists, touring with other artists, and collaborating with other artists.

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I have a working-class approach to music.

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I'm a songwriter-singer. I'm very vocal oriented, of course, but songwriting - no matter whether it's for myself or another artist - is of paramount importance to it all.

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I appreciate good work no matter where it's coming from.

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I'm a very emotional singer and songwriter.

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I think that people relate on matters of the heart.

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I'm very accepting of how people live their lives.

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I think Pride, it means ultimately, finally, being able to live with freedom in some ways. Or, at least, that's what we're striving for.

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I have a lot of stories about being mistaken for a guy.

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I'd love to do something with Bruno Mars because I love his voice and the playful and intelligent way he delivers a song.

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No matter what, if you write a song that's great that everyone expects to be a hit, then everyone's going to be expecting another one from you. If you write a song that no one notices, you're going to want to write one that someone will.

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When I first got into the major label system, they were like, 'Hey, you're great - now write with a million people so we can get songs.' That was something I hadn't done before, and the songwriters I was working with had worked on some massive numbers - like 'True Colours.' One of the guys wrote 'Livin On A Prayer.'

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I don't think a good singer or a great singer is either of those things without a great song.

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