For me it always comes down to what is a good song and I'm very old fashioned in the way read more

For me it always comes down to what is a good song and I'm very old fashioned in the way that I like to make songs that have something classic about them whether you can play them with an orchestra or an electro synthesizer or an acoustic guitar.

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations. - The Treasure of Franchard.

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations. - The Treasure of Franchard.

[There is an odd grammar in that sentence, which seems wrong, but is actually precise.] Close siblings were less common, read more

[There is an odd grammar in that sentence, which seems wrong, but is actually precise.] Close siblings were less common, ... It seemed.

When one looks at the results so far for Stephen King, it is something of a wash, ... He simply read more

When one looks at the results so far for Stephen King, it is something of a wash, ... He simply has made back the money it cost him to pursue this means of reaching his audience with his latest work. For authors who don't have the track record, reputation and built-in audience following of a Stephen King, obviously his example is one that doesn't necessarily encourage them to go out and dismiss their publishers.

The volume has been extraordinary, ... We've seen a great deal of money coming into the market place early in read more

The volume has been extraordinary, ... We've seen a great deal of money coming into the market place early in the year, and they need to find a home in a hurry. We're also seeing increased interest in our market on the part of foreign investors. The U.S. is a great market with wonderful liquidity and a terrific upside bias.

You know, it happens. I'm playing like an All Star, and I know I'm one of the elite players, so read more

You know, it happens. I'm playing like an All Star, and I know I'm one of the elite players, so if I don't get picked, in my mind I'm still one of them. If I don't go, then I get to work out.

We thought it would do OK, but we weren't sure. We didn't have a crystal ball, and we didn't say, read more

We thought it would do OK, but we weren't sure. We didn't have a crystal ball, and we didn't say, 'Oh yeah, it's a smash.' We liked the song but didn't know if it would be the best to debut the album with. But there is something special about the song. People caught onto it.

We had three chances to win the ballgame, and we blew all three of them.

We had three chances to win the ballgame, and we blew all three of them.

She's really courageous, really has a lot of heart to get out there and do what she did.

She's really courageous, really has a lot of heart to get out there and do what she did.