I write songs for people who drive in cars. I really do.
I'm sick of being self-referential. I don't want to do any more songs that can be accused of being personal.
In the enemy's territory, be as silent as the owl's wings; in friend's territory, be as cheerful as the nightingale's songs.
Sometimes I listen to '60s or oldies stations to see if they're going to play a Beach Boys song.
Sometimes it's not just your favorite song. It's your untold story.
There's no hierarchy in suffering. I think songs that are transcendent are the ones where everyone can feel something from it, you know?
Live your life, sing your song. Not full of expectations. Not for the ovations. But for the joy of it.
I'm a songwriter, principally, and I was real excited that people liked my songs, but you get a bit of an ego about it.
I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.
If I can't get a mental image from the song, I won't sing it.
I always imagine later on these songs I could've played with a band, but it never worked out that way.
Songs you can dip in and out of, but a book... well, it can overpower you.
I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.
A song will keep going round in my brain and keep me awake.
Writing is my therapy. My feelings build up inside of me and then I sit down and write a song.
Love is a song, written in your heart. The moon is a poem in a starry night.
I can't see myself singing the same song twice in a row. That's terrible.
I can't start my day without hearing 'Waiting On the World to Change' by John Mayer. It's my alarm clock and my favorite song.
There have always been poets who performed. Blake sang his Songs of Innocence and Experience to parties of friends.
I've always felt that the quality of the voice is where the real content of a song lies. Words only suggest an experience, but the voice is that experience.
You can't help but have your children and your family be part of what you dream about when you dream up a song.
