An old bandit adage: A bell is a cup until it is struck.

I think the music should definitely underscore the sentiment of the song, and it can work for or against it.

Music has been already devalued by the consumer. There's an expectation that it should be free so the race to the bottom has already been won.

Pop music has always adopted the style of marrying upbeat melodies to dour lyrics.

I wish I had a better range, but I really have a super-limited one. Barely a tenor, dips into baritone - that's about it.

One thing about hanging out with a baby is that you can remember a little bit better what it was like to be a kid, and all the mystery that came along with it.

I have a conflicted relationship with musicals, because I think the music itself can be so horrendous. It's an industry that relies on appealing to a mainstream culture in order to survive.