It's also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources.

There are two things John and I always do when we're going to sit down and write a song. First of all we sit down. Then we think about writing a song.

I lost my voice. I'd never had to cancel a show before and I had to walk around with a pad and a pen, writing things down.

I think that selling rights is a bad move commercially, not just morally. It cheapens the songs. When people come to my concerts, they often hold up candles when we do "Let It Be." I don't think they'd do that anymore if the song suddenly became part of an Oldsmobile ad.

I think the idea of getting out of a traffic jam and getting out of work each week and going and doing all this stuff would be really exhausting.

I'm not into, Hey, what's your sign? or any of that. But I don't know how I got here, and I don't know how I write songs. I don't know why I breathe.

Lyricists play with words.