A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized. Sometimes I listen to songs by very smart writers who assume that the world is a civil place with certain formalities that people follow, but I don't see things that way. My own experience tells me that life is not like that. That's why I write the way I do.
Suzanne VegaBut I never want to get to the point where I write a safe song or one that represents my sense of a subject in order to appear civilized.
Suzanne VegaThe first song I wrote was the first song I remember thinking, "Well, maybe I can do something here." The very first one. By the second one I knew I could do something.
Suzanne VegaMy name is Luka I live on the second floor. I live upstairs from you, yes, I think you've seen me before.
Suzanne Vega