The Writer Who Refuses To Explore The

It's Very Important That The Music Has A Sense Of Adventure To It, And That It's Done By The Seat Of Your Pants. There's A Kind Of Nervy Element About It.

Brother, Be A Brother, Fill This Tiny Cup Of Mine. And Please, Sir, Make It Whiskey: I Have No Head For Wine!

What You're Really After When You See A Film Or Listen To A Song Is A Singular Vision, And I'm Not Sure How Much Of That You Really Get In Hollywood.

One Thing That I'm Really Interested In Is The Kind Of Esoteric Detail That Surrounds These Great Figures. And Wikipedia Is Full Of That Kind Of Stuff, Whether It's True Or Untrue. It Staggers Me: Why, In The Short Space Assigned To A Person Or An Event, That Kind Of Random Information Is There. To Be Honest, That's Wonderful Fuel For Songwriting.

I Feel Very Much A Part Of What I'm Writing About, And I'm Writing About Things That Concern Me On A Daily Basis. I'm Not Really Interested In Writing Musical Diaries, If You Know What I Mean.