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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 get writer's block all the time. The only way I can write what I consider to be good lyrics is to put myself through the mill.

The lyrics are always the last thing I do. I always have a recording of basic tracks and maybe some of the lead work. I'll sit back and listen to it, and I'll just concentrate on what kind of feeling it gives me. My goal writing the lyrics is to not disrupt that feeling.

I'm not really into the whole lyrics thing; I just like to make music that people like to listen to.

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

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

The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important.

I actually find a lot of pleasure in writing lyrics.

Usually, writing lyrics for me is like bleeding drop by drop from the forehead.

I'm definitely trying to make songs that people can sing along to and remember. If you can recognize a chorus and leave with it in your head, it's usually a good sign. But then with the verses, I can get a little more free form. I don't really like to copy and paste things.