I try to write conversationally; I try to write like people speak and put the emphasis on the right syllable.

Sometimes songwriters and singers forget that. They get a melody in their head and the notes will take precedence, so that they wind up forcing a word onto a melody. It doesn't ring true.

My creative life is a constant struggle to achieve a balance between letting things flow in and letting things flow out.

Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Don't look back, you can never look back.

What are these voices outside love's open door, make us throw off our contentment, and beg for something more?

Johnny can get down and Johnny can throw up, but Johnny can't read.

It was a pretty good year for predators.