If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.

Cynthia's lyrics always expressed the feelings people felt but they couldn't express themselves.

One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers.

I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive.

We became the songs we wrote.

A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by.

You have certain writing tools but generally creating something from nothing makes one quite mad and Cynthia and I are quite mad you know.