You told me you'd never make me cry. Now I'm slipping on the tears you've made me cry. Why does it come as a surprise? To think I was so naive. Maybe it didn't mean so much to you, but it meant the world to me.

Dont GiVe UP iF U StIll WaNna TrY*
DonT WIpE YOUR TeARS IF YOU StiLL WANT TO Cry
 DON'T SETTLE FOR AN ANSWER IF YOU StiLL WanT TO KnOW
AnD DONT SAY YOU DONT LIKE Him IF YOU WOn't LeT Him gO

Sometimes they share tears, sometimes they share laughter, sometimes they share both. The president is just there to console them and thank them for their sacrifice.

Being a rock & roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman.

When David Fincher called me up a few years ago and said, 'Hey, I'd like you to score this film 'The Social Network,' I said, 'I'm flattered, but I really don't have any real experience scoring films, and I'd rather not screw it up on a high-profile project. And I like you and I don't want to compromise our friendship.'

I thought I'd reached the bottom a few times, but then I'd realise there was another 30 floors of despair below that.