When you're dealing with a constant rhythm, no matter how great your lyrics are, if you don't switch it up, people's heads are going to start bobbing. And they're going to stop listening to what you're saying, so consistently keep the ear fresh and keep the audience surprised.

Don't be shocked when your history book mentions me.

I am the epitome of coolness.

If you know the voice you're writing for it's such a shortcut. It's such a catalyst to creating the kind of energy you want.

I think if you want to make a recipe for making a writer, have them feel a little out of place everywhere, have them be an observer kind of all the time. And that's a great way to make a writer.

I think I started writing because no one had ever told me you can write about the things you know in a musical. They don't have to come from some far off place.

If you're thinking about the idea in the shower. If you're thinking about the idea while you're walking your dog, there's probably something to it.