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I've never considered myself a lyricist, but I have stuff to say.

I don't want to work on a musical if I'm not the lyricist.

One thing a lyricist must learn is not to fall in love with his own lines. Once you learn that, you can walk away from the lyric and look at it with a reasonable degree of objectivity.

It was very difficult for me to be the only lyricist in the band.

I'm not a fast, stream-of-consciousness lyricist at all - I know some guys who are, and if there is one skill I wish I had, it's that.

I know I'm not the best. I'm not the best singer, I'm not the best songwriter, I'm not the best player.

As a lyricist, you love to hear other great lyrics or other great concepts.

As a writer, as a lyricist, you're just trying to make sure that you're not repeating yourself. And that's a danger for a lot of people. So for me, I just try to keep taking corners and trying to find new paths.