As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then I'll fit whatever I'm trying to say around a melody.

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And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I...

And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I...

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in.

They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in.

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be...

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be...

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY...

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY...

And every time I scratch my nails down someone elses back, I hope you feel...

And every time I scratch my nails down someone elses back, I hope you feel...

Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it.

Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it.

At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but I...

At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but I...

Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money...

Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money...

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

And ultimately the people who produce my records, they know that they're here to serve...

And ultimately the people who produce my records, they know that they're here to serve...

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where...

I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where...

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my...

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my...

I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their...

I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their...