Critics Are Notoriously Liberal With Their Use

All We Do As Songwriters Is Rewrite The Songs That Have Impressed Us Till We Find Our Own Voice. It's Part Of Learning The Craft.

If There Is Such A Thing As A Workaholic, I'm It, And That's What Passes For Leisure.

My Main Area Of Activism Is The Death Penalty, And It Will Continue To Be Once This Crisis Is Over With.

Having A Child At 55... That's Optimism.

When I Write Something Simple I'm Always Really Proud Of It. When You Write Something That Simple With That Much Air In It And The Whole Premise Behind It Is Something Pretty Obvious - That Everybody Wants To Be Happy And Free - The Song Is Sort Of An Exercise In Not Forgetting That's What You Really Want And What You Really Need. We Can Get Caught Up In A Lot Of Other Stuff.