Well, I loved singing in the chorus, and there was some connection for me between gospel and choral music.
There's a mystery to writing, and you don't really know where most of it comes from.
My peers accept me and respect me, and that's enough.
Pride is the chief cause in the decline in the number of husbands and wives.
When I am not writing, I'm dying.
You have to go out there and give a piece of yourself -- your life, your soul. And you better give the audience everything you can -- physically, emotionally, musically. Then maybe they'll accept you and give you a standing ovation at the end.