Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten.

Two of the hardest words in the language to rhyme are life and love. Of all words!

If I got involved with the chat rooms and Facebook and everything - I would probably never leave. That's why I don't do it. I literally don't do it. At all.

Math was my big interest when I was in prep school. I was considering taking math in college, and majoring in it.

Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure.

A song is such a short form ... that 'the slightest flaw seems like a mountain.' And so every song needs to be revised 'til it's close to perfection... But achieving perfection takes a lot of energy.

I get some flak for and some resistance from colleagues for because I'm interested in storytelling. I mean what I like about songwriting is songs used to tell a story.