I was talking to my spiritual advisor. I got a letter from somebody who said that they were about to kill themselves, but they listened to a song of mine and it saved their lives.

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The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is...

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is...

The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of...

The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of...

As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often...

As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often...

Corn ethanol can help in the short term, but it has serious limitations, and none...

Corn ethanol can help in the short term, but it has serious limitations, and none...

My first career was as a coach and a teacher.

My first career was as a coach and a teacher.

I publish my own music. I'm creating my own songbook. It works that way for...

I publish my own music. I'm creating my own songbook. It works that way for...

I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a...

I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a...

I think of my songs as there to be something to move people emotionally.

I think of my songs as there to be something to move people emotionally.

I know a lot of people who have tremendous commercial success and they go directly...

I know a lot of people who have tremendous commercial success and they go directly...

I've been doing my big theater projects, which take years, and writing a song here...

I've been doing my big theater projects, which take years, and writing a song here...

In the music industry, we value large success. I realized that while I would like...

In the music industry, we value large success. I realized that while I would like...

When I got to Broadway, I conducted five Broadway shows.

When I got to Broadway, I conducted five Broadway shows.

As a person, I'm not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful part of me reveals...

As a person, I'm not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful part of me reveals...

I've written several deeply personal songs this year, which I really love. Some of them...

I've written several deeply personal songs this year, which I really love. Some of them...

There is no seam between my songs and myself-they really are me. It's not like...

There is no seam between my songs and myself-they really are me. It's not like...

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is...

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is...

It sometimes feels like I'm not doing anything.

It sometimes feels like I'm not doing anything.

I fought for years and spent a fortune fighting and never got anywhere.

I fought for years and spent a fortune fighting and never got anywhere.

I don't like to produce albums. I hate producing albums, as a matter of fact,...

I don't like to produce albums. I hate producing albums, as a matter of fact,...

Songwriting is the most terrifying thing to me, because you are really laying your heart...

Songwriting is the most terrifying thing to me, because you are really laying your heart...