” I wanted a child, and there was no way I could get pregnant under the stress of 18-hour work days and live TV. When you’re somebody who’s used to making a decision about what they want to do and getting it and achieving it, when your body fails you, it’s a whole other experience. “
” Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer. “
” I don’t think people really understood what I did. And you know, in my book, ‘A Helluva High Note’ deals with my back story, that I was a songwriter, that I spent years trying to hone my craft and being rejected and then finally becoming a successful songwriter, record executive and publisher. “
” You need to understand that a skilled professional songwriter can accelerate your success as an already talented musician. These people are writing every single day, so their craft is really sharp, and it’s the best songwriters who consistently get on the radio. “
” There’s a lot of craft that goes into achieving a hit song – at the beginning of your career, you’re usually more inspiration than craft, and you get great when those intersect. A skilled songwriter can get you to that intersection. “
” A great song should make you stop everything that you’re doing. You should be so into it that you just can’t imagine doing anything else for that moment. You wouldn’t even dream of picking up the phone. “
” Just because you’re a star on television doesn’t mean that you can be a music phenomenon or an artist. You have to have the material to back it, and it’s all about hit songs. I can name you every ‘Idol’ winner and why they didn’t go on to have success – their songs. The ones who have – their songs. “
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