I wanted to be a singer, of ...

I wanted to be a singer, of course, but there was something about the songwriting, then and now, that is the most important thing. It\'s how I express myself, how I express how I see things. When I see people struggling with emotions and feelings and don\'t know how to put it down, I\'m able to do that. It\'s really like a therapy, and it\'s like a buddy and a friend. It\'s a way out of a lot of things.
I wanted to be a singer, of course, but there was something about the songwriting, then and now, that is the most important thing. It's how I express myself, how I express how I see things. When I see people struggling with emotions and feelings and don't know how to put it down, I'm able to do that. It's really like a therapy, and it's like a buddy and a friend. It's a way out of a lot of things.

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