So if somebody writes a song that appears to have some meaning then everybody thinks that it's a really heavy song.

You can take a picture of New York and one person looking at it will think it looks really depressing, frightening; and someone else will look at it and think of all the fun things you can do in New York. I think songs are kinda like that.

All your secret wishes could right now be coming true.

I mean people just have a way of - y'know they'll review your record in two sentences and put you in this little stupid box that you don't want to be in

It's a lot easier to tell the truth usually.

Theres a bunch of Elvis Costello records that made all the difference between feeling like a total freak and feeling like ... only a freak. A freak among other freaks

I'm the wrong kind of person to be really big and famous.