I find so many songwriters today are missing an element... either the production is amazing but the songs aren't, or it's the other way around.
When I was signed, at the age of 23...the fact that I presented myself as an out gay man was very, very unusual.
The moment something happens to one you love, it's twenty times more intense. You experience pain and enlightenment on a much vaster scale.
There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.