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The only way for me to compose is intensively. To pick at it over a long period doesn't seem to work.

The way to compose for me is to have lots of time.

Composing is like driving down a foggy road toward a house. Slowly you see more details of the house-the color of the slates and bricks, the shape of the windows. The notes are the bricks and the mortar of the house.

I wanted to play piano, and that slid quickly into writing - it wasn't enough to play other people's notes: I had to write notes too.

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can write will be the best you are.

There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them.

I envy people who write easily. I enjoy the process, but it's not easeful for me.

I don't find writing easy. That is because I do take great care; I rewrite a lot.

Writing doesn't come easily to me. It gets more and more difficult.