Tom Cochrane

Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes.

I even got letters form kids in hospitals saying the music is what keeps them going, and that really touched my heart.

I think if you're a good songwriter, that's what you are first - not a star or celebrity.

After ten years of word processing, I can't even do hand writing anymore.

Terrorists are not 100 feet tall. Nor do they deserve the abject fear they seek to instill.

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.