Everything Starts With Writing.

I Only Direct In Self-defense.

You're Always A Little Disappointing In Person Because You Can't Be The Edited Essence Of Yourself.

I Usually Start With The Words. The Rhythm Of The Words Gives Me The Rhythm Of The Song, And Then I Look For The Musical Highlights In It To Carry It.

My God, I'd Love To Smash Into The Casket Of Dostoyevsky, Grab That Bony Hand And Scream At The Remains, 'well Done, You God-damn Genius.'

When I Was A Little Boy, I Thought When I Grew Up I Would Talk Yiddish. I Thought Little Kids Talked English, But When They Became Adults, They Would Talk Yiddish Like The Adults Did. There Would Be No Reason To Talk English Anymore, Because We Would Have Made It.