I get very frustrated by this term 'genre exercise.' I mean, what exactly is that? Genre is not really relevant when you are writing a song; hopefully you are doing it to explore something, to create something, and I don't agree that any of my albums are genre exercises.

I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness. I crave the silhouette of your kiss.

I woke up and one of us was crying.

Sometimes I write notes that I have difficulty singing.

Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that.

I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience.

People become so deeply attached to the sound of one period that they blow a fuse when you move on. I've heard people complain bitterly about recordings they haven't even heard.