America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

Hollywood... damn well won't hire a writer over 40 unless he made his mark when he was under 30. America worships youth. It is reflected everywhere. And because wisdom can ONLY come with age, America is a very immature, unwise country. As reflected in its films.

In their arrogance, ABC wanted a number-one show. They wouldn't accept losing that time slot.

Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow.

Today I spend more time making music than I do writing.

Hollywood... a city I was to come back to time and again, in sickness and in health, in success and in failure, with anticipation and with dread.