“Thank you David for that beautiful introduction. I'm realy, really honored to be receiving this award because it honors the part of my job that is so magical and mystifying to me still. I love songwriting so much because there's an element to it that's still really mysterious, like I think any songwriter will tell you, when you get an idea, you're not quite sure where it floated down from, but if you can grab onto that idea and turn it into a piece of music, that's where craftsmanship comes in, and that's where you have the opportunity to learn and to nurture that craft. And I want to take a moment to thank the people who were my professors, my teachers of the craft of songwriting. First of all, anyone who wrote with me in Nashville when I was in like eighth or ninth grade. That is insane that you did that, and I am so lucky that I got to learn from some of the best writers on Music Row. Liz Rose is someone who spent hours and hours and hours with me when there was absolutely no sign that anything would happen in my career. My dance card was not full, I was 14, and she wrote with me so many times and taught me how to edit my ideas down to something more concise that packed an emotional punch. Then I got to work later on in my career with Max Martin and Johan Shellback, who I learned so much from, just about from a melodic sense, and I will carry those lessons with me for the rest of my life. I will learn more lessons from them next time we work together, and I just feel really lucky that they've been a part of my life. Jack Antonoff is such a wonderful creator and such a nurturing presence with any artist: with his own art, with other artists, he's just so versatile. And such a wonderful friend. Aaron Dessner came into my life recently and he's such a prolific creator. All of these people changed my writing and helped shape it. There are so many others, though, and so if you've ever sat in a room and co-written with me, thank you so much. Anybody who has ever wanted to produce one of my songs, any collaborator I've ever had I've learned from all of you. I want to say thank you to Troy Tomlinson for always being excited to hear new songs of mine, and Jodi Gerson for being such a champion of female songwriters throughout the industry. This is something that I am so proud to receive, and the fans who are out there, who care about my lyrics, you have no idea how much that means to me, that you dissect them and copy them into your journals and care about the things that I write and the words that I write. There are amazing songwriters that came before me, who deserve this, there are incredible songwriters coming up now who are just so impressive and amazing. I have such an affinity and respect for all of you, and I am honored to receive this. Thank you so much.”
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