I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with pop songs. I see them as a body of work. Life should be breathed into them. |
I think I mentioned to Bob [Geldof] I could make love for eight hours. What I didn't say was that this included four hours of begging and then dinner and a movie. |
I think I've always had a sort of fantasy or dream that I would like to make a living playing music. It seemed to be the most noble thing I could imagine. I had no idea how it was done but I always had this belief that music, no matter who you were playing to, was always going to be nourishing to me. |
I would gaze at your face the whole night though. I'd go out of my mind but for you. |
I'm bored with music between 1955 and 1980. I'm completely bored. I can't listen to a rock and roll record. I can't do it. I would rather listen to hogs screwing. |
It is a great way for people around the world to come together and raise money for charity |
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile. |
It's great to receive a songwriting award in front of other songwriters, |
Love is stronger than justice. |
Message in a Bottle, |
Monsters, Inc. |
Moon Over Bourbon Street |
Songs have to be simple. It’s not like you have a huge canvas to paint on or a novel length to fill. You’ve got to tell the story in two verses, a chorus and a coda and that takes some skill. |
Songwriting is a kind of therapy for both the writer and the listener if you choose to use it that way . When you see that stuff help other people that’s great and wonderful confirmation that you’re doing the right thing. |
That's what Guy has done, he's very groundbreaking in what he does, he's a very quick creative mind. |