The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.

but it's so hard to dance that way when it's cold and there's no music.

Well it's hotter 'n blazes and all the long faces / there'll be no oasis for a dry local grazier

Misery is the River of the World

I've never been a fan of personality-conflict burgers and identity-crisis omelets with patchouli oil. I function very well on a diet that consists of Chicken Catastrophe and Eggs Overwhelming and a tall, cool Janitor-in-a-Drum. I like to walk out of a restaurant with enough gas to open a Mobil station.

For a songwriter, you don't really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they're made of, and wonder if you can make one, too.

Oh, I'm not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.