So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly what has to work.

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

It's not so hard to be married, I've done it three or four times.

I do not dwell on dreams I know how soon a dream becomes an expectation How can I have expectations? Look at me, No, Captain, Look at me, Look at me!

With videotaping, on the second generation you're already losing some of the freshness.

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music.

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.