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Songs are really just very interesting things to be doing with the air.

Tom Waits

I like vocal word stuff. But I don’t always write with an instrument, I usually write a capella. It’s more like drawing in the air with your fingers. It’s closest to the choreography of a bee. You’re freer.
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Fingers Freedom Instrument Myself Vocal Word
New York forces you to be in endless surreal situations.
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End Force Surreal Yourself
The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.
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Bad Destroy Hell Ourselves Place Suffering World Writing
Never have your wallet with you onstage. It’s bad luck. You shouldn’t play the piano with money in your pocket. Play like you need the money.
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Inspirational Money Musician Need Play Stage Wallet Yourself
My wife called me a mule. She once said, “I didn’t marry a man; I married a mule!” I kept thinking about it. It was in the back of my head. I think it makes a good title for an album.
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Animal Goodness Man Marriage Myself Thinking Wife
If I exorcise my devils, all my angels may go, too.
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Angel Devil Myself
I’ve been riding on the crest of a slump lately.
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Late Myself Ride
I made a wish on a sliver of moonlight A sly grin and a bowl full of stars.
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Bowl Moon Myself Stars
Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.
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Capture End Feature Song Writing
I never told the truth so i can never tell a lie.
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Lying Myself Talk Truth
I like Thelonious Monk, he’s so gnarled, he’s like a piece of machinery that’s pulled up the bolts on the floor and gone off on its own.
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Floor Machine Myself Pieces
The beginning of it starts at the end.
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Beginning End Start
it ain’t no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in your bones
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Bone Dance Sin Skin Yourself
I’d rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy.
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Freedom Myself Science
I’ve lost my equilibrium, my car keys, and my pride.
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Balance Car Myself Pride
You’re innocent when you dream.
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Dreams Innocence Yourself

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