One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music.
I got hooked into folk music by accident, because that's what white college kids liked when I was a child.
How about that? You can hear NFL Films music on everything from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' to 'Deep Throat.'
I find in music there's a space and a language I can use to express things in ways I can't describe conversationally.
People always ask me 'do you think there should be more bands doing political music?' and I say 'absolutely not.'
Marilyn Monroe never sold a platinum album. And more people know my music than what I look like.
I have a big problem with piped music. I like either silence or to listen to it properly.
Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.
You know, the thing that struck me about Civil War music was how bloody it was; it was full of hatred. There was incredible vitriol in it.
There's really only three things you can write music about: girls, cars and surfing.
I was in the school plays, I did a lot of music. I carried on through university for short films and loads of plays.
There's something mathematically satisfying about music: notes fit together and harmony and all that. And mathematics has to do with abstractions and making connections.
I knew when I went to a very hippie high school that focused on music that I wanted to do something in the industry.
My music is a direct reflection of the eclectic person I am. I don't like to be stuck in an R&B box.
I've only ever had one doubt about music. It came when I was 11. I hated playing scales.
I genuinely find the most meaningful thing I do is to make music, but also to absorb some sort of creativity.
I've always done very 'composed' music and worked-out solos. But sometimes it's fun not knowing where you're going.
To me, rock music was never meant to be safe. I think there needs to be an element of intrigue, mystery, subversiveness. Your parents should hate it.
Spotify - I met those guys before they launched in America and was wildly excited about the idea. 'Wow, this is all the music in the world, for a flat fee.'
I've always felt music is the only way to give an instantaneous moment the feel of slow motion. To romanticise it and glorify it and give it a soundtrack and a rhythm.
Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!
