I've written about a lot of different things, but the whole idea of writing for another character is unusual for pop music... Most of the repertory is love songs, and most of mine isn't. I don't know if that's a mental defect, or shyness, or what.

I don't remember ever having writer's block. If I sit in there for four hours, I'll usually have something.

He got drunk last night, kicked Mama down the stairs. But I'm alright, so I don't care.

Stay away from drugs. They're not worth it. I've tried, but there's none of them that's worth it.

It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.

I once had dinner with Madonna and I wasn't nervous but within about a minute I found myself talking about underwear.

Sometimes what I'm writing is more important to me than the rest of my life. It's more important to me that I'm writing well than anything else.