The biggest influence? I've had several at different times - but the biggest for me was Bob Dylan, who was a guy that came along when I was twelve or….

I believe a No. 1 song starts happening when it's believable and validating..

I used to listen to music from the frosting down. As a word nerd, lyrics are really important to me, and then the melody. Playing in the Rock*A*Teens….

I would say I like expressing myself in different ways. The way I can express myself in songs is awesome. What you can express through acting is cool….

I wrote the song For A Dancer for a friend of mine who died in a fire. He was in the sauna in a house that burned down, so he had no idea anything wa….

I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I’m concerned that the rampant downloading of my copyright-protected material over the Internet is ….

I think one of my highpoints was definitely well, everything started turning around on Barry Manilow week. I had so much fun on disco week, love disc….

I started recording because I was always complaining about the records that I was getting of my songs. At least if I did them and messed them up, I w….

I am inspired musically by anyone who can write a song that can bring me to tears..

I'm basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all. I don't take anything back, so I do look after them to some degree. ….

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of a bird?.

The [book of the bible] Song Of Songs is an amazing erotic love poem that the church has tried very hard not to notice. It is really beautiful, and m….

I've written about a lot of different things, but the whole idea of writing for another character is unusual for pop music... Most of the repertory i….

I was listening to this Adele song, where she's like, "When we were young..." I was like, "You're 27. Are you kidding me?.

As oil will find its way into crevices where water cannot penetrate, so song will find its way where speech can no longer enter..

I start with a comprehensive list of all the recent songs that have been big hits - and then I go down that list and see if I can come up with funny ….

Rather than recallin these flowersthe fragrance of the past,I would like to hear this nightingale's voice,to know if his song is as sweet..

The situation is not good with the record companies. It's just not working out, so I don't plan to record until it's straightened out. In the meantim….

I don't know what happens when people die Can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try It's like a song I can hear playing right in my ear That I can't….

Self-discovery in songwriting, bringing something forth that's instructive to yourself - some of the best songs that you will ever write are the ones….

Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand..