I wrote songs all my life, where anyone wanted to hear them or not.
I love songs that tell stories. They make you feel something, something real.
In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.
It takes a Bobby White to make a tired 90-year-old composer write a song about love.
Most of my songs start out as being very aggressive and guitar-driven.
The whales do not sing because they have an answer, they sing because they have a song.
I play keyboards and sing. I've written a couple of songs too.
The flattery is nice, but awards don't add up to writing quality songs.
If there's a song that stops meaning anything to me, then I'll quit playing it.
Songs sung under duress are often very powerful.
When you write a song, there's no point keeping it to yourself.
Ever since I picked up a bass, I've written songs.
Mr. Fantasy was the only song that was scribbling on a piece of paper.
For me, the focus are songs, which really get the audience moving.
A song versus an album is not like a scene versus a play.
I like writing all different kinds of songs. I've wanted to run the gamut of artists.
My son writes songs and plays. He sings like an angel.
The reason I do interviews is because I'm protecting my songs.
'I'm Sorry' was one of the first songs to come out of Nashville using strings.
I mean, Beatles songs were two and a half minutes long, and they're fantastic.
I don't write demographically. I don't write a song to reach these people or those people.