I Was A Songwriter; That Was The

When I Was Eleven I Stopped Dreaming The Dreams That Didn't Come True, I Stopped Talking To People Who Didn't Listen, I Lost Hope And I Retreated. I Assumed That The Root Of The Problem Was That I Was Too Strange For The Real World. That Being The Case, I Created A Charming And Dynamic Personality To Make The Necessary Forays Into The Outside, And I Kept My Strangeness For Myself; My Own Peculiar Jewels Under Lock And Key.

Sarah Palin Is A Great Example Of Someone That Just Stirs The Pot For The Sake Of The Attention. No Vision, No Critical Thinking, No Backup To Her Statements. Just To Incite Little Riots Everywhere And Capitalize Upon It Financially. To Me, She Is A Microcosm Of The Ultimate Cynicism In American Politics.

If You're Playing In A Tradition And You Have No Reference Point To It, No Understanding And Have Not Studied It, I Can't Respect That.

I Adhere To The Religion Of Art And Music And Small Children.

I Found It Was Really Impossible For Me To Write Songs When I Couldn't Sing.