The public hungers to see talented young people kill themselves.

I like working with sound; sound and rhythm. I like the abstract more than "What does that mean?" Nobody ever says to you, "Why did you use a harmonium?" Or "What is that ringing sound that occurs here?" The questions are always "What does that song mean?" or "What were you trying to say here?"

I sort of recognize it, as opposed to shaping it. Oh, that's a good idea, that's a good line. I wonder where I can use that. And when you get into a rhyme group like 'not,' you got a lot of rhymes, you got a lot of choices. The more you do it, the luckier you get.

We're living in a certain time, and we're aware of it. And that's part of what we're aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

The leaves that are green turn to brown. And they wither with the wind. And they crumble in your hand.

We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.