. As far as his recording career, it almost seemed that it just wasn't meant to be and no matter what we did, it turned out wrong.

The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you much more freedom in your writing. You only have to please the artist and the artist is you so you can be more daring and experimental.

But actually the Nashville market is far more interesting, certainly lyrically, for me now than the pop market.

The difference is that when those barren periods occur no one's waiting for a record from us, so they don't even notice we've been gone.

On the other hand when you are someone who records their own songs you are basically stuck writing for one voice and for one style that can stifle you a bit. It's a real trade off.

You'll probably hit them in the face, but Sometimes it's something you've got to do.