I will make you brooches and toys for your delight Of bird-song at morning and star-shine at night. I will make a palace fit for you and me Of green ….

Forgive me, that I manage badly, Manage badly but live gloriously, That I leave traces of myself in my songs, That I appeared to you in waking dreams..

I have my eye on everything that's of the moment. All the dances, I can do everything that they're currently doing but still keep it smooth. So, I re….

Pity it is we drowse too soon Pity it is we fall asleep Ere our song encompass the height Ere our hand inherit the deep.

There's still injustice happening in my world. I sing my songs at concerts and I'm so grateful that the people are ready to hear them..

As far as the music being inspired by Seattle, I think it's in some of the songs. Seattle is a really beautiful place in the right light, it's perche….

It's like this when you fall hard for a musician. It's a crush with religious overtones. You listen to the songs and you memorize the words and the n….

The pause makes you think the song will end. And then the song isn't really over, so you're relieved. But then the song does actually end, because ev….

Opera contains music that reflects a culture of poetry and aesthetic. Spirituals are no different. What separates a spiritual for me is that I also h….

I write songs like "The Sweetest Love." Of course I'm a little cheesy. Love is cheesy. Love is corny. But it's also the greatest feeling in the whole….

Inspiration and stealing are two completely different things. If somebody wants to make a song like "Stairway to Heaven" and writes a song on acousti….

We enjoyed the fact that we were called to the folk festivals and we got to know Joan Baez, Dylan. We were singing strictly gospel, but then after we….

And this shall be for music when no one else is near, The fine song for singing, the rare song to hear! That only I remember, that only you admire, O….

Suddenly they were dancing, holding each other tight, moving in circles that symbolised their relationship, both afraid to let go, both willing the s….

I begged her to write a song and she said yes. I am a huge Regina Spektor fan. I think she's a genius and just a lovely soul, and I wanted her voice ….

Sing a song of seasons; something bright in all, flowers in the summer, fires in the fall..

I like words. I like the way they clash around together and bang up against each other, especially in songs..

You become acutely aware, if you're touring a lot, that you need new songs to invigorate the live show. And make it interesting for yourself, too..

Flower god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful, Cold-dyed shield in the sky, lover of versicles, Here I wander in April Cold, grey-headed; an….

My life's far too complicated to be summed up in one song. It would take 20 just to represent one single day..

To create an album of 12 songs, I've got to write about 80 songs. Half of those are totally weird and rubbish..