A song must move the story ahead. A song must take the place of dialogue. If a song halts the show, pushes it back, stalls it, the audience won't buy it; they'll be unhappy.

A song must move the story ahead. A song must take the place of dialogue. If a song halts the show, pushes it back, stalls it, the audience won't buy it; they'll be unhappy.

Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning could write a poem two pages long. Could she have brought it to a music publisher?

There aren't more lady songwriters for the same reason that there aren't more lady doctors or lady accountants or lady lawyers; not enough women have the time for careers.

Just direct your feet to the sunny side of the street.

No matter where I run, I meet myself there.