I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about. I remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that's what I was going to write the song about.

Why don't the Beatles get back together? Why don't nobody sing of romance?

I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.

In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new one comes along... So I would choose to be with you. That's if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you're the only one who knows.

I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.

Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.

I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe.