Songs sung under duress are often very powerful.

I don't cuss in songs. It's too easy.

Seasonal change in Los Angeles is often a very subtle thing. It's not as if we finally stop having to shovel the snow out of our driveways and can put our parkas back in the closet.

Juan Williams is a very sharp guy.

With age, life becomes complex and difficult, often fraught with risk on several levels, from the practical to the fiscal.

Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a hopeless romantic who listens to love ballads and doo-wop songs all the time.