Everybody has their own idea of what's a poet. Robert Frost, President Johnson, T.S.Eliot, Rudolf Valentino - they're all poets. I like to think of myself as the one who carries the light bulb.

Just because you like my stuff doesn't mean I owe you anything.

It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry

If you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise, just remind me to show you the scars.

You can't be wise and in love at the same time.

I find C major to be the key of strength, but also the key of regret. E major is the key of confidence. A-flat major is the key of renunciation.

The best songs are the songs you write that you don't know anything about. They're an escape.