You know I ain't never prayed before 'Cause it always seemed to me That prayin's the same as beggin' Lord, I don't take no charity.

Songwriters are expanding time rather than compressing time. My short stories tend to be old fashioned, with a beginning, middle and end.

It's incredibly irresponsible to allow victims' family members to witness executions.

All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft.

Sonnets are guys writing in English, imitating an Italian song form. It was a form definitely sung as often as it was recited.

To me, religion is an agreement between a group of people about what God is. Spirituality is a one-on-one relationship.

My son was diagnosed with autism. He's OK, he makes eye contact, but he doesn't talk. He needs eight hours a day of very intensive school, and you wouldn't even believe me if I told you how much it costs.