I think we owe it to children to let them dig their knowledge, of whatever subject, for themselves out of the "fit" book; and this for two reasons: W….

A great deal of what passes by the name of patriotism in these days consists of the merest bigotry and narrow-mindedness; exhibiting itself in nation….

I am just a dreamer, but you are just a dream.

The things a man has to have are hope and confidence in himself against odds... And he must be ready to choose death before dishonor without making t….

I try to find nice chord changes, that's how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song, knock it into shape..

That was my intention, was to have it be from the perspective of my high-school-aged self, and to try and emulate the music that I listened to at tha….

[Louis Armstrong] could play a trumpet like nobody else, then put it down and sing a song like no one else could..

I can't bear working with a click track, we're not click track people. But for "Mercy Is ..." we all got in one mind because the song is delicate; it….

People want more real artistes. They want girls who can actually sing and play an instrument and write their own songs - that's not fake and manufact….

Go and do the things you can't. That is how you get to do them..

I pulled out of making movies in about '96 or '97..

I'm excited about being able to write and produce songs from an executive standpoint as well as the business side of it and the political side of it.….

Even before I wrote any songs, I had this idea of a triangle where the voice was at the top, some sort of guitar element on one side, and then some s….

I don't really like over-explaining the songs. Everyone constantly asks what the songs are about, and I think the thing is that the songs definitely ….

There are only two kinds of songs; there's the blues, and there's zip-a-dee-doo-dah..

The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the lyrics even more..

I think I have a hard time expressing myself in my relationships. I use songs to tell people how I'm feeling. If I can't say 'I love you,' I'll write….

I have learnt more from my failures than my successes..

What you are alone is what you are..

I'm not afraid to go out on a limb, style-wise or with lyrics. I don't ever want to be afraid to cut those types of songs because radio might not pla….

The production process has a great way of bringing songs to light and that's a big part of it..