I'm Sure Many Writers Have These Strange,

Careful The Spell You Cast, Not Just On Children. Sometimes The Spell May Last Past What You Can See And Turn Against You... Careful The Tale You Tell. That Is The Spell.

The Art Of Making Art, Is Putting It Together.

I Didn't Really Want To Write Just Lyrics, But I Wanted To Meet Leonard Bernstein. Music Was Always The First Reason I Was Writing Songs.

Lyrics Have To Be Underwritten. That's Why Poets Generally Make Poor Lyric Writers Because The Language Is Too Rich. You Get Drowned In It.

By The Time I Was 22, I Was A Professional. A Young And Flawed Professional, But Not An Amateur.