The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own.

That's one of the things I love about being a songwriter first, last and always, because whether I do it or not, if someone does a great job on it, my work is done.

Today's records, even though they may be lyrically repetitive and not saying anything particularly heavy, they have energy.

My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view.

One of the things that I try to be conscious about in crafting a song is the concept of bringing it home. I like to bring it somewhere familiar, someplace that people feel it's resolved, it's settled.

It is very common with artists who are of a generation that has already gone by to get overly concerned with, Oh my God I have to sell to the younger generation.

I didn't want to be an artist.