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Really, music is what I'm interested in, and the lyric part of it came from just having to have something to sing.

I don't like to get too specific about lyrics. It places limitations on them, and spoils the listeners' interpretation.

When it comes to lyrics, I just write down a lot of things, and only a very tiny fraction of it, I think, is any good.

I'm a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.

I find it harder to write the lyrics afterwards because then you're just trying to fit them into something that's already there.

Lyrics can be important, but ultimately, what pulls people in on a song is melody and the tracks and the way music feels.

If you can say the lyrics almost like a poem and they stand up, that's a great thing. Some songs have great lyrics and I don't like the melodies, and vice versa.

I don't like lyrics that are just thrown together, that were obviously written as you went along, or the song was already written and the guy made up the lyrics in five minutes.