I Remain The Optimist: You Just Do

As Crises Came Up Later On - "oh, We Have To Compromise, And The Record Company Wants To Do This," I'd Be Like, "no, I Don't Have To."

You Can Surrender Without A Prayer, But Never Really Pray Without Surrender. You Can Fight Without Ever Winning, But Never Ever Win Without A Fight.

Anytime I Have An Idea, I'll Make Sure That I Put It Down So That When We Do Sit Down To Write An Album, I Don't Have To Dream It All Out Of Thin Air. I Don't Have To Be Creative On The Spur Of The Moment, Or Spontaneously Artistic. I Just Take Advantage Of Whenever Creativity Strikes.

I Am A Big Fan Of Dos Passos' Stylistic Ability, His Poetic Approach To Prose, But The Ideas Presented In The Songs Are Quite Different From Those Which He Exemplified.

Don't Try To Change Doofus, Let Doofus Change You.