“I always loved music, so I would probably either be in a band with another group of people, or an arranger, a producer, a musicologist, a music history guy, something to do with music. Either that, or I would probably be in jail. Or dead.”

I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.

I haven’t met the person I can sustain a relationship with yet. So I’m discontented about that. I’m angry with myself. I have regrets.

What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?

What if she figures out you’re not very smart?

There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.

Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.

There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be

If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.

My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!

I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.

I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.

I watched the mighty skyline fall

I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.

Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.

You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.

In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.

I’ve always loved the beauty world. Ever since I was a child, I looked at magazines and wore fragrances and tried out samples and sets. I worked at Clinique in the creative department for a summer during high school. And when I graduated from university,

Regardless of whether they loved us back or treated us fairly or understood our shortcomings.

I just thought everyone loved reading as much as I did.

It is better to be hated for telling the truth than to be loved for telling a lie.

But once in it they loved a fight.

You are not doing it to be loved back. Its value is to inspire you.

So while I loved not being hungry and having new gear, etc. I missed the sounds of my neighbors and the kind of generosity people who are struggling together often show.

I can certainly sympathize with writers who don’t want to put themselves or their loved ones at risk.