As the people grow colder, I turn to my computer and spend my evenings with it like a friend.

The great thing about art on any level is that it can speak to all people if it's achieved properly.

If ever there's been somebody to hold as an icon of sheer determination and willpower, it's that guy [Stephen Hawking ], let alone any of the things he's done scientifically. I'm sure that's his driving force, but he's a miracle and an aspiration.

What made it special made it dangerous, so I bury it... and forget.

When I was singing "King of the Mountain," it was a pivotal point in the show. That's the song that took us from this concert setting of individual songs into the theatrical narrative piece.

Whatever is going on in your life when you're writing has to somehow seep into your work.

They were worried we wouldn't get any radio play at all[ for "A Deal with God" ]. That's why it was changed [to "Running Up That Hill"].