Of all the songs that I've written since I was 15 or 16, every song is different every song is special, it happens in a different way and I like that.

Songwriting is different from music, although I don't deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory.

Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I'm partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly different perspective on life.

When you're on a merry-go-round, you miss a lot of the scenery.

Songs are life in 80 words or less.

Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything.

Love is still a simple act of faith, and a faithful heart is always worth the wait.

The music is key. It has the power to transport you. I go from being a slightly insecure, shy kind of a person offstage, to this super-confident, motivated, entity onstage.

Performing is the easiest part of what I do, and songwriting is the hardest.

Then come and as we lay, beside this sleepy glade, there I will sing to you my Longfellow serenade.

Drop your shrink and stop your drinkin', crunchy granola's neat.

Once faith dies, the death of hope follows hard on its heels.

Active listening is key to all healthy and effective communication, however, it doesn't necessarily come easily.

There must be freedom for all to live, to think, to worship, no book, no avenue must be closed.

History is a priori amoral; it has no conscience.

Just because you have so much to give does not mean that they'll all be accepted. There's more to giving than just giving.

When you're as important as I am, getting your feelings hurt by me is almost an honor.

Two lines must meet at a point. Therefore there are only two surprises here.

I always tried to make a diverse album in terms of emotions and sounds.

What do we ask of friendship except to be taken for what we pretend to be - and without having to pretend.

But in the free market system, you're forced to change.