At certain times I read a lot of poetry. My favorite poets are Shelley and Keats. Rimbaud is so identifiable. Lord Byron. I don't know. Lately if I read poems, it's like I can always hear the guitar. Even with Shakespeare's sonnets I can hear a melody because it's all broken up into timed phrases so I hear it. I always keep thinking, 'What kind of song would this be?'

A song is anything that can walk by itself.

I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.

To the birds you gave songs, the birds gave you songs in return. You gave me only a voice, yet asked for more, thus I sing.

If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once a week.

Poetry and lyrics are very similar. Making words bounce off a page.