People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead.
Hunter can write a melody and stuff like that, but his forte is lyrics. He can write a serviceable melody to hang his lyrics on, and sometimes he comes up with something really nice.
Piano playing is a dying art. I love the fact that I can be one guy with one instrument evoking an emotional and musical experience.