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"My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music."

"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

"A tapping foot isn't the best a listener can get from a song: A good song makes a listener dance. A great song makes him think."

"Music has always gotten me through life, particularly honest, real music."
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"There is no formula to it. Writing every song is a little journey. The first note has to lift you."

"I told the record company I didn't feel the need to be at red-carpet events. I wanted a career. But I wanted to keep myself intact as a person."

"I could have been more famous if I did all the glitzy things, but celebrity always seemed so unnecessary."

"It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place."

"Writing music on your own makes you think a lot about your life. Who are you? Would you change anything about yourself? This is where it comes from."

"The success of Watermark surprised me. I never thought of music as something commercial; it was something very personal to me."

"Over in the UK, the music press can be brutal. They can say wonderful things about you one week, and the next week, you're in the can."

"I don't have pets, I have two guard dogs; and I don't do my own shopping; it's a security thing."
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