The man in between waits between the two, not hearing the lie and not seeing the true. Unknowing what is and denying what seems, and there he will sleep, the man in between.

Songwriting is different from music, although I don't deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory.

Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I'm partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly different perspective on life.

When you're on a merry-go-round, you miss a lot of the scenery.

Songs are life in 80 words or less.

Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything.

Love is still a simple act of faith, and a faithful heart is always worth the wait.

The music is key. It has the power to transport you. I go from being a slightly insecure, shy kind of a person offstage, to this super-confident, motivated, entity onstage.

Performing is the easiest part of what I do, and songwriting is the hardest.

Then come and as we lay, beside this sleepy glade, there I will sing to you my Longfellow serenade.

Drop your shrink and stop your drinkin', crunchy granola's neat.

the only thing required to be a woman is to identifyas one.- period, end of story.

The knives of jealousy are honed on details.

The young feel tired at the end of an action The old at the beginning.

A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It's disorderly. It's dishonest and it's not journalism.

I don't want them to be told to remember me.

no case of libel by a negro against a white would even reach a southern court.

Artists in each of the arts seek after and care for nothing but love.

I learned that focus is key. Not just in your running a company, but in your personal life as well.

There is no greater weapon than a prepared mind.