Songwriting is the most terrifying thing to me, because you are really laying your heart out there.

I've written several deeply personal songs this year, which I really love. Some of them came out of intense sadness. This has been an extremely difficult year for me.

I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a David Friedman song when you hear it. It took me a long time to appreciate that.

The most important thing about a TV set is to get it back against something and not out in the middle of a room where it's like a somber fellow making electronic judgments on you.

Never forget that the most political thing you can ever do is follow your heart.

My career keeps shifting; I keep doing the next thing and it keeps growing.