“songwriters should make their statements and move on, maintaining a dignified silence.”

“No angel born in hell could break that satan's spell.”

“When no hope was left inside On that starry, starry nightYou took your life as lovers often doBut I could have told you, VincentThis world was never meant For one as beautiful as you.”

“I saw satan laughing with delightThe day the music died.”

“. . . you don’t need a happy ending to move onto a happy beginning.”

“The only thing to thinking, is seeing something noticeable, that makes you see something you weren't noticing, that makes you see something that isn't visible”

“..."as long as you have the Lord, you can make it.”