It always helps me connect with characters, to think about what music they respond to.

Music is powerful. As people listen to it, they can be affected. They respond.

If I had to give up reading or give up listening to music, I suspect I'd stick with the music.

I've always thought Harper Lee might have made a great decision. Much as you'd like to have more books by her, there's something about just one that's kind of mysterious and nice. On the other hand, the New York gossip about me was that I'd never write another book. So I thought, 'Well, I will then.'

I do the same things I did when I was 12 years old: I ride bikes, I read books, I walk in the woods. And I listen to music.

People who are isolated interest me, whether they isolate themselves or have been isolated by circumstances.