A rhyme doesn't make a song.

I don't care how good a song is. If it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it.

Love is the reason for it all.

If you don't have a story that will hold the audience, you won't have a successful show.

Grab your coat, and get your hat Leave your worry on the doorstep Just direct your feet To the sunny side of the street.

I began to be impressed by what made a good book-how you needed to have a sensible story, a plot that developed, with a beginning, a middle, and an end that would tie everything together.

Keep it in tune with the times, but don't write with the specific purpose of trying to create a hit. If you're doing it strictly to make money, you're crazy. There are easier ways to make money.