You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.

You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.

A songwriter's supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs.

I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we'll make peace with each other . . . No rush.