Jimmy Webb

Particularly in my early days, I did very little rewriting.

I believe strongly in inspiration, inspiration literally meaning 'full of the spirit.' I do believe that it comes to you.

When I started out, I was absolutely awful, I had no voice, I didn't have a lot of stage presence and most of the interpretive intensity that I brought to the experience was actually terror.

We read our own political content into The Clash, and they accepted it.

There's no magic for getting into the groove... just banging away at it. Sometimes the lyrics come first, sometimes the music.

I've done gospel songs on every album.