A songwriter admits their first five songs were terrible, even though they thought they were great. After thirty years, they still push to make each new song better than the last. If you're not driven to improve, they say, maybe songwriting isn't for you.
And by the way, my. My first five songs that I ever wrote were absolute shit, even though at the time I thought they were incredible. And here I am, 30 years later, writing songs, and if you don't feel the way I feel, which is every single new song, oh, that's even better. Like that. If that's not the way, quit. But the reality is, your first five songs, your first hundred songs, whatever, your newest song should be your best song, and it doesn't matter how long you've been doing it. So just think in the future. Like, this song, I think is so great. That didn't get traction. Maybe it's not as great, but my next one will be better. It's always going to be better. Or you really should consider becoming something else.
