I hate making videos. Songs are not visual. You get it out of the air. You don't watch it on MTV.

I don't know if people are going to remember some of these songs we're going to do tonight. Hell, I don't know if we're going to remember some of these.

Never hate a song that's sold a half million copies.

Whether they're jukebox musicals – I hate the term – or new and hip, you gotta pick songs that support the story. If you don't feel for the characters, if you're not worrying about what is going to happen, you're going to fail.

If there's anything I hate more than being taken seriously, it's being taken too seriously.

We work out songs and complicated arrangements and record them relatively quickly. There is very little jamming on the records.