I'm realistic. Getting to everybody is not the goal here. The people you can affect in any way - that's who you want to get to.

I do like a song that can look good on a page without even being sung. I edit and edit and edit.

I'm talking about the '60s really. People go interview these guys and ask them, "Do you still think music can change the world?" I mean, go talk to Graham Nash about that. What's he going to tell you? Ask David Crosby. These guys are still out there. They're playing their hits at Staples Center and those are really valuable songs. I'm talking about a couple of the guys who got knee-deep into really believing music had a great service beyond radio. I believe it did. And I think a lot of those songs are great.

Music is something I really have a need to do - I don't seem to be able to stop

I do look at songwriting as a lot of work. I don't overintellectualize music as a special medium that only some people deserve to do. I think it's something you do if you put the work in.

I liked getting the Grammy more than not getting it.

I always saw songwriting as the top of the heap. No matter what else you were going to do creatively... writing songs was king.