Lyrics are the only thing to do with music that haven't been made easier technically.

Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about.

The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important.

Music's staying power is a function of how timeless the lyrics song and production are.

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.

Every time I get up in the morning melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies.

I grew up listening to Jay-Z and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyrics was when I started listening to rap I was 11 12 and started becoming aware of music beyond the familiar.

Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction.

I like reading Ball Tongue lyrics and all that stuff. And they published a book and I wouldn't give my lyrics and it's all wrong in the book and I giggle. It's funny.

When I was younger I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life. So I bit my tongue. I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.