I realized that the people I want to impress most are already in my band. If I just do my best and try to write great songs and then collaborate with….

Who says one instance of writing has anything in common with another instance?.

I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money..

Nobody has it all, but for me to even come close is amazing..

I loved to read and to write, but then something happened. As I made my way through school, I kept getting handed books to read that didn't excite me….

I have more free time than a lot of individuals, so, instead of talking, I sometimes write..

I'm on the road so much that I don't get to spend as much time there as I would like..

If a young man at the age of twenty-three can write a symphony like that, in five years he will be ready to commit murder..

We get something to do and as soon as we've got it, it gets us..

Now I have to motivate myself much more than I had previously..

Having experienced everything one time already made it easier the second time around..

It's amazing to know that 5 years ago I was writing songs in a basement in the ghetto and now I'm writing for Michael Jackson. I'd be a fool not to s….

Nothing sparkly can stay..

I definitely like being in bands with other women because it's just, I don't know, it's just better..

Writing a book for me, I expect, is very similar to the experience of reading the book for my readers..

Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly..

Many who resort to crime ultimately can't read or write..

What got you here won't get you there..

He sure put things into words good..

A lot of people use a smiley face when they write letters. But it's this huge insane compulsion, like "I'm happy! I swear!" I'm not buying it. I don'….

During a lot of years I would write music while playing video games at the same time..