My first love, you're every breath that I take, you're every step I make

I'm a songwriter, and people will tell you the greatest stories about their lives, whether you want to hear it or not.

I'm easy like Sunday Morning.

I find the greatest songs in the world come out of pain, and I don't like it! Here's what it does: It strips away all of your facade. It makes you so honest. It's cleansing.

When will we ever learn, there's nowhere else we can turn.

My first love, you're every breath that I take, you're every step I make

Believe me, I love commerce as much as the rest of the readers of 'Businessweek.' But in art, you have to be true to yourself and your musical vision. People have known me well for a long time, so if I was chasing a trend and doing something that wasn't authentic to who I am, they would know it in just a few seconds.