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" The first song I wrote was called 'Here I Go Falling In Love' I wrote it in the sixth grade. "

Falling In Love

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" I was always falling in love at a very young age - kindergarten is when I can remember. There was always a crush. And when I was in sixth grade, I started picking up guitar, so I started wanting to write about it and sing about it. "

Falling In Love

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" I think it's not really difficult to write about love. We've been saying the same thing over and over for so many years. But it depends on how honest it is and how good you make it feel. You can say 'I love you' in a trillion ways, and it can always sound different or feel different. "