There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

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

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.

The dialogue between what's going on in the world and what's going on internally seems to be a natural thing - well, it's natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.

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.

I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through.

Losing love is like a window in your heart.