I think the suggestion that all my songs are personal is insulting because that assumes that I have a bunch of issues that I feel the need to unload ….

One of the things that I think is such a constant in country music is that the song is so much a story. I believe it is supposed to be based around a….

I'm a creative person and I use painting, acting, writing, writing songs, or whatever, as tools to just get a point across, in order to communicate a….

Although, my experience when I've been depressed, not only am I too depressed to sit down and write a song, I'm too depressed to pick up my feet. So ….

I think we all have a certain number of "coming of age" songs, and then a writer has to expand and grow into more varied and specific themes. And the….

Traditionally, an engineer is responsible for capturing sound - microphone choice, gear, etc. A producer can have a number of different responsibilit….

The ultimate source of energy, the sun is ready to set. The leaves of the blooming lotus flower in the pond are losing their lustre. A bumblebee, sit….

My songs always speak of love, that's the way I like them..

So my reaction to hearing this corny-ass, horrible song ["With Arms Wide Open" by Creed] is violent, uncontrollable, sustained weeping..

I think that if you have a strong narrative, if the idea of the song can be boiled down to the basics, it won't change that much..

When the Dark comes rising six shall turn it back; Three from the circle, three from the track; Wood, bronze, iron; Water, fire, stone; Five will ret….

God Bless America started to become an almost ritualistic incantation at the end of political speeches really with Ronald Reagan. It appears occasion….

There were days on that show where I had to go in and record a song, then I had to rehearse the dance for that song, and then I had to go and shoot a….

It's striking how commercially viable that impulse for instant intimacy is right now, especially in songs and writing..

But when the fairy sang the whole world listened to him. Stephen felt clouds pause in their passing; he felt sleeping hills shift and murmur; he felt….

I did a smaller gig with an acoustic guitar and a drum machine. In one song, something wrong happened with the drum machine. I tried to cover up the ….

Every one of Joel's important songs--including the happy ones--are ultimately about loneliness. And it's not 'clever lonely' (like Morrissey) or 'int….

The creative process is just a process and you can't really separate it from life. Growing your hair is a creative process. Your body is creating hai….

Daniel Nahmod's music is addictive and contagious... and is equally comfortable addressing your spirituality, your co-dependence and anger, your hung….

There's a saying I always say, "A hit dog will holler." That means a hit record will take you wherever you want to go. I don't care if you're overwei….

If I'm feeling something, I know if it's a song, or if it's a little story that I'm going to write, or if it's a painting or play. I might sit down a….