With digital sound just becomes simply information, not the sum of its parts.

I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're so good.

I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.

Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies.

I guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.

My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.

Sometimes I think I don't have much choice in the matter. It's just what happens, and I'm following my instincts the whole time.

Songwriters can sort of get away with murder. You can throw out crazy theories and not have to back it up with data or graphs or research.

All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song.

I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes.

I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for an hour to just kind of feel the resonance of the violin.

Life isn’t about what you get, it’s about what you DO with what you get.

You shouldn't judge someone until you've walk a mile through an underground tunnel in her uncomfortable shoes

As I got older, I never considered that tons of people were watching me on television every week. I give a nod to my parents for keeping me as normal as I could be in an un-normal adult world.

The best tragedies are conflicts between a hero and his destiny.

I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.

Wearing a bikini on a magazine cover is my 41st birthday present to myself.

I think that both musicals and opera have a capacity to get to an inner emotional landscape.

Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.

I finally learned that doing what I want isn't love. I don't want to hurt him again by acting childish.

Usually, the biggest companies are not the most dynamic.