I'm not a hustler. I don't pitch songs. I don't ask people to write with me. It's not what I do.

I didn't know they would pay you money to sit in a room and write songs for other people. I always thought that George Strait was singing a song, he made it up, and that was the end of it. But the instant I found that out, that that could be a job, I thought, 'That's the job for me. I gotta figure out how to do that.'

It's a unique thing, and it's probably the thing I love most about songs and music - their ability to connect in a human way.

College didn't stick, so I worked odd jobs, but I've always written songs and played music. I actually met a guy who was a songwriter, which I didn't realize was a real job.

Things like picking the music are gas. If there's a dispute over two songs we vote on it, and usually we have to have a big group hug afterwards.

I can only be me. I have a hard time being a chameleon as a singer.