behind with things like social media and music that. If you could write it out and it would make fine line between stylistic innovation, and just
streaming services? you feel incredible, what would those things “repeating your hits”?
be? I’ve found that 99 times out of 100 they
[Lincoln] Two words… life-long learner! I are things that are very doable, and it shows [Lincoln] I think that’s a gut thing. I love to
roll out of bed every day with the mindset of the people that you are saying it to that you collaborate. Paul Baloche is a good buddy of
wanting to find out what I don’t know, because value them. It’s really effective, because then mine, and I remember years ago, after his big
I know there’s a lot. I also keep current by you have a clear path on what you should do. success with “Open the Eyes of My Heart,”
surrounding myself with people who are great
at the things that I’m not.
he said, “I’m cool if I never write a song by
I had a lot of things to learn recently on social myself again.” I feel the same way. I really
media, and I’m still learning. For me, it’s mostly enjoy collaborating with people and finding
Integrity has a brilliant marketing staff, and a about surrounding myself with good people people where our strengths and weaknesses
really top-level group of people in their sales and not being afraid to ask questions. I’ve complement each other and the chemistry is
staff and A&R departments. They all get it. learned a ton from my kids. They are thirteen good. I feel really blessed to have some amazing
This is what they do all year long. I make one and sixteen, and all the time I will say, “Hey, friends who also happen to be songwriting
record every few years, but they make dozens what would be the best way to do this?” Or, partners of mine. Mia Fields is someone I’ve
of records every year. They are staying in tune “What do you think of this song? How do you written with for many years, and we did again
with what’s current. like this arrangement? What do you think of this on this record. Another writing partner is a
guitar solo?” It’s good to get different input, ask young guy from Australia, Mitch Wong, who is
I ask a lot of questions. I think a great question lots of questions, and be a life-long learner. You someone you’ll hear a lot more of in the years
for people to ask is, “What are the best things will never find me making the assumption that I to come. Mitch is brilliant. Probably my favorite
I can be doing to serve this situation?” It could know it all, because I definitely do not! song that I’ve ever been a part of writing was
apply to marriage, parenting, and friendship –
not just in this context. Ask the other person
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co-written with Mitch. It’s called “While I Wait.”
[WM] As a songwriter, how do you walk the
May 2018
My wife was kind of the catalyst for that song;
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