Listen to me, don't listen to me. Talk to me, don't talk to me.

People will keep the TV on even if a show is on that they hate - because, unfortunately, they've been programmed to do that.

You write down a paragraph or two describing several different subjects creating a kind of story ingredients-list, I suppose, and then cut the sentences into four or five-word sections; mix em up and reconnect them. You can get some pretty interesting idea combinations like this. You can use them as is or, if you have a craven need to not lose control, bounce off these ideas and write whole new sections.

I turned myself to face me, but I've never caught a glimpse of how the others must see the faker.

I'll paint you moments of gold, I'll spin you Valentine evenings.

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go.

I think that the history of rock could be recycled in a different way and brought back into focus without the luggage that comes along with it.