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I Never Sit Down To Write. When I'm Moved, I Do It. I Just Wait For It To Come. You Just Hear It. I Can't Really Describe Writing. It's In My Head.

You Can't Even Sing Or Play An Instrument, So You Just Scream Instead. You're Living For An Image, So You Got Five Hundred Women In Your Bed.

I Never Sit Down To Write. When I'm Moved, I Do It. I Just Wait For It To Come. You Just Hear It. I Can't Really Describe Writing. It's In My Head. I Don't Think About The Styles. I Write Whatever Comes Out And I Use Whatever Kind Of Instrumentation Works For Those Songs...a Lot Of People Don't Listen To The Lyrics, Really. A Lot Of People Pretty Much Only Listen To The Chorus.

I Think Kids In Europe Have Developed A Deeper Knowledge Of Music And Of Black Music In Particular. You Go To Europe, And These Kids Know About All This Obscure Funk And Soul That Kids Over Here Wouldn't Know. I Think It's Getting Better In The States, Though, With The Age Of The Internet.

I Was Watching An Interview With Martin Scorcese Concerning Raging Bull, Which Is One Of My Favorite Films, And He Was Talking About How He'd Worked With A Lot Of Guys Who Weren't Quote-unquote "actors," Like Joe Pesce And Frank Vincent. Scorcese Was Very Smart In The Way That He Cast, Because You Don't Know Where You're Going To Find The Right Person Who Can Carry A Role And Summon That Emotion You're Looking For.