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's very difficult for me to evaluate my own stuff.

I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.

You're beautiful as you feel.

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.

I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor.