I Started 'society's Child' On A Bus

I Write A Lot From Instinct. But As You're Writing Out Of Instinct, Once You Reach A Certain Level As A Songwriter, The Craft Is Always There Talking To You In The Back Of Your Head...that Tells You When It's Time To Go To The Chorus, When It's Time To Rhyme. Real Basic Craft... It's Second Nature.

At The End Of The Day, If You Don't Have A Record Contract, A Studio Or A Guitar, You Can Still Write Songs. You're Still An Artist. That's Something No One Can Take Away.

I Know Just Enough Japanese To Get By If I Get Lost And Greet An Audience Properly, Just From Having A Lot Of Japanese Friends And Being There Over The Years.

I Don't Pretend To Be An Expert On Intellectual Property Law, But I Do Know One Thing. If A Music Industry Executive Claims I Should Agree With Their Agenda Because It Will Make Me More Money, I Put My Hand On My Walletand Check It After They Leave, Just To Make Sure Nothing's Missing.

I Started 'society's Child' On A Bus In East Orange As I Was Going Home From School. I Saw A Black And White Couple Sitting There And Started Thinking About It.