The Advice I Have For New Artists

As A Songwriter, I Don't Rush. I May Sit On Lyrics For Two Years Before The Music Hits.

Fearlessness, Absolutely. Discipline. You Also Need Open-minded Creativeness That Lets Everything In. You Never Want To Lose A Word Or A Phrase, Yet Every One Should Count. Always The Best Language Possible. And, Finally, Knowing When To Leave It Alone. Stop When It's Done.

I Don't Kid Myself In Thinking That I'm On The Front Lines. I Know The People Who Are On The Front Lines. I Mean There Are People In Some Freakin' Significant Places Making On-the-ground Social Front Line Change. I've Marched. I've Put Feet On The Ground For What I Believe And What I'm Against With No Compromise. And There Are People Who Are Risking A Whole Hell Of A Lot More Than Me To Make Change, That's For Damn Sure.

To Go Through This Life And See It Through - What It Really Is - And Not Be Insane Or Addicted, Is A Minor Miracle For Anyone.

What Enables Me To Believe In Anything Is Hope.