Once I can focus in on something, I just play it in my mind until an idea comes from out of nowhere, and it's usually the key to the whole song. It's the idea that matters. It's like electricity was around long before Edison harnessed it.

Peace will come With tranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire But will bring us no reward when her false idols fall.

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

The song was there before me, before I came along. I just sorta came down and just sorta took it down with a pencil, but it was there before I came around.

If I had the stars from the darkest night and the diamonds from the deepest ocean, I'd forsake them all for your sweet kiss, for that's all I'm wishin' to be ownin'.

People tell me it's a sin, to know and feel too much within.

Silvio, I gotta go, find out something only dead men know.