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.

People who don't like musicals like, 'why are they singing? Why aren't they just talking? If you make the lyric feel really conversational, it's much easier for them to bridge that gap.

I liked writing the negative ads more than - because it's more minor chords.

The fact that I'm a performer helps me enormously as a lyricist.

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.

I loved musicals. I loved being in the school play and being lucky enough to get parts in the school play. But they always took place in some other time and place.

I'm past patiently waitin,' I'm passionately smashin' every expectation, every action's an act of creation.