I find so many songwriters today are missing an element ... either the production is amazing but the songs aren't, or it's the other way around.

The thing I hate most is false modesty. The artists who are, like, "Oh, you know, I'm really not that good. Oh, I can't believe I'm here." I find it vaguely sinister, even.

I very much faced my mother's death with hard, arduous and time-consuming labor. The more I would do, the less I would feel.

I think we could all be a bit more elitist.

My mother had a lot of parties when I was a child. There'd always be a moment when she would place me on the upright piano and have me sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

These are just the rules and regulations Of the birds, and the bees The earth, and the trees, Not to mention the gods, not to mention the gods.

Mowing your lawn is against nature.