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 ….

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..

It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren ….

There's always going to be life experiences that find their way into my songs..

All of my favorite songs can bring me to tears. Some are rock, some are blues, some are love ballads. That's why I play music - to touch other people….

I see myself as a traditionalist. I like traditional things. I like things of substance and value that have been proven. Conceptually, as the songs s….

An example I love: Diwata auditioned for the school play by doing a big number from Once Upon A Mattress. I went home and my boyfriend plunked out th….

I was in the ensemble and also covered the parts of Dee Dee and Mary!! I had a fantastic time doing this show especially when we performed in places ….

I've written a song for Prince. I never showed it to Prince, but just to see if I could do it. At the time, when I sort of knew him, he was recording….

There is no moral to my song, I praise no right, I blame no wrong; I tell of things that I have seen, I show the man that I have been As simply as a ….

To me the poets are closer than I am to the idea of voice, to a sort of primeval song that we all participate in..

On the song 'Dangerous,' it feels like a teenager picking up a new instrument and writing something with all of that naive excitement..