Stars have their moments then they die.

Well, as anyone who actually writes knows, if you sit down and are prepared, then the ideas come. There's a lot of different ways people explain that, but, you know, I find that if I sit down and I prepare myself, generally things get done.

The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body.

What you're really after when you see a film or listen to a song is a singular vision, and I'm not sure how much of that you really get in Hollywood.

My music has to do with beauty, and it's intended to, if not lift the spirits, then be a kind of a balm to the spirits.

If you look around, complacency is the great disease of your autumn years, and I work hard to prevent that.

The more settled I've become, the more problematic my characters have become. There was a period when I wrote sensitive and gentle songs and these came at a time when life was at its most destructive. I think you write about what you need, on some level.