I think the true test of a pop song for me and I've talked to a lot of other writers about this is you take your demo you pop it in your car and you drive down Sunset Blvd. to Santa Monica and that's the Hollywood car test.
I live in Los Angeles which is the second most polluted city in the world...
I wanted to end my life so bad and was in my car ready to go down that ramp...
Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.