I knew I could make money from songwriting, so how much and when was not really the question.

I listen to the far left which informs the far right. Somewhere in the middle is where we end up.

Nobody works harder than Lady Gaga. Nobody. She is unbelievable. I don't know how she sleeps, or when or if.

I'm terribly forgetful. I've lost laptops, cell-phones.

I would rather put out two year-defining songs a year than flood the market with eight or nine songs.

The classic, quote/unquote, craft of songwriting still works; it still is relevant.

I find the songs that have the most human components in production are the ones that will stand the test of time.