It sounds silly, I know. But for me, the power of music rests in its ability to reach inside and touch the places where the deepest cuts lie. Like a ….

Studying the universe engages us in something bigger than ourselves. Science tries to describe, in terms we can only grasp intuitively, things that a….

There are so many great songwriters that I love and respect, it's an honor to get the opportunity to sing any of their songs..

Inspiration is enough to give expression to the tone in singing, especially when the song is without words..

There are some singer-songwriters who start out as poets. So someone like Leonard Cohen wrote and published poetry in the early 60s, but then started….

Bob has never written a bad song. Bob Dylan is a genius..

I lived in London in 1965 and 1972. I love it there and I'm always very creative in that vibe. Would love to live for awhile in Scotland/Ireland and ….

God gave music the power to carry his light into the darkness. That’s a mighty privilege. It means intentionally telling stories and writing songs th….

A song can be a song where somebody thinks you're crazy. A song that gets released has got to be something that everyone can relate to. Most of the s….

If I've got the right songs, I can weave a spell over everyone..

Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes, Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise..

I never try and force-feed any song idea or lyrical message. It's really what's on my mind and what comes out of me. And a lot of these lyrics are me….

I hate picking favourite books. I usually tend to stay away from all the 'top record' and 'favourite song' and 'favourite book', and I just think it ….

In spring more mortal singers than belong To any one place cover us with song. Thrush, bluebird, blackbird, sparrow, and robin throng..

I've also learned to only write songs and melodies that really work for my voice and that I won't have issues doing live. Because you can get really,….

A good song should make you wanna tap your foot and get with your girl. A great song should destroy cops and set fire to the suburbs. I'm only intere….

She looks like a fairy tale, but yet feels so natural (natural, natural, natural) This one's a beast, but way to wonderful to be compared to an anim….

But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near; And yonder all before us lie Deserts of vast eternity. Thy beauty shall no more be ….

I'm blessed, because I enjoy every part of my life. I enjoy writing songs. I've been trying to write songs since I was five years old..

Overcome the devils with a thing called love..

[Scottish songs] are, I own, frequently wild, & unreduceable to the more modern rules; but on that very eccentricity, perhaps, depends a great part o….