Work Is What You Do For Others,

Lyrics Have To Be Underwritten. That's Why Poets Generally Make Poor Lyric Writers Because The Language Is Too Rich. You Get Drowned In It.

Take A Play That You Like But You Think Is Flawed, And See If You Can Improve It And Turn It Into A Musical. [...] Then Make Up Your Own Story.

A Song Is Such A Short Form ... That 'the Slightest Flaw Seems Like A Mountain.' And So Every Song Needs To Be Revised 'til It's Close To Perfection... But Achieving Perfection Takes A Lot Of Energy.

My Personal Life And My Artistic Life Do Not Interfere With Each Other.

I've Always Liked Puzzles, Since I Was A Kid. I Like Party Games, Silly Games. I Loved Chess. I Enjoy Jigsaw Puzzles, But I'm Not Particularly Visual.