“I spent many years trying to write a lot like Ben Folds or John Lennon or Rivers Cuomo. I think that's healthy when you're learning to write and seeing how chords fit together and how songs take shape.” ThinkingWritingTryingYearsTogetherSongSeeingFitHealthyShapesRiversChordsFoldsLennon Author:Andrew Dost
“I made a very conscious effort to finish 'The Cypress House' before 'So Cold the River' launched, because I thought that would help build a buffer between my writing and any impact that came from either the success or the failure of that first book.” WritingFirstsMadeBookHelpingHouseEffortColdConsciousRiversImpactCypresses Author:Michael Koryta
“When I write my music I see all the rivers flowing... sensual, spiritual, religious, animal, intellectual.” WritingSpiritualReligiousAnimalIntellectualRiversSensual Author:Laura Nyro