The Creative Core Of New York Has

All We Do As Songwriters Is Rewrite The Songs That Have Impressed Us Till We Find Our Own Voice. It's Part Of Learning The Craft.

I'm Not A Democrat; I'm Something Well To The Left Of A Democrat, But I'm Just Realistic About The System.

We're Americans. I Don't Consider Us To Be Evil, I Just Don't Think We Know Any Better. We're A Really Young Culture. We're Hillbillies, And The Rest Of The World Sees Us That Way. I Travel All Over The World, And Probably The Only Worse Rednecks Than Us Are The Australians. And They're An Even Younger Country.

I Really Believe That If I Make Records That Are Indispensable To My Audience, They'll Go Out And Spend Money To Buy Them, Even If They've Already Downloaded Them. If They Can Afford It. If They Can't, I'd Rather They Be Able To Download It Than Not Get It At All.

The Creative Core Of New York Has Never Been Native New Yorkers; It's People From All Over The World.