My work throughout my life is always representative of the time we live in. It's all about keeping it in order and keeping it in gear.

A lot of artists have been persuaded into doing whatever they can do to gain attention. The media, of course, will position and promote the worst of them to the front page. The sidewalk to crime becomes the marketing campaign. These artists have seen it work and sell millions and millions of records for other artists.

There's nothing worse than a good video and good song, and you see a band and hate them because they can't perform. That's wack.

If you empty, you can be filled up with anything. It could be water or it could be gasoline.

When you travel the world, you have to watch and you have to listen. We're not going to come in to Ireland without an understanding that there's a history that's very sensitive.

Nothing has more words and performance than rap music.

The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a lot to do with helping a songwriter be more reflective of reality, instead of being in an area where you have to process things. It's the difference between processing fish and catching it in a boat.