Just Remember, Someone Is On Your Side

White. A Blank Page Or Canvas. So Many Possibilities.

By The Time I Get Through Writing A Score, I Know The Book Better Than The Book Writer Does, Because I've Examined Every Word, And Questioned The Book Writer On Every Word.

If You Told Me To Write A Love Song Tonight, I'd Have A Lot Of Trouble. But If You Tell Me To Write A Love Song About A Girl With A Red Dress Who Goes Into A Bar And Is On Her Fifth Martini And Is Falling Off Her Chair, That's A Lot Easier, And It Makes Me Free To Say Anything I Want.

Music Straightjackets A Poem And Prevents It From Breathing On Its Own, Whereas It Liberates A Lyric. Poetry Doesn't Need Music; Lyrics Do.

The More You Cling To Things, The More You Love Them, The More The Pain You Suffer, When They're Taken From You.