“As a songwriter, you try your best to write a good song, and you like ...” — Lyle Lovett Quote

As a songwriter, you try your best to write a good song, and you like nothing better than hearing a good song. It's easy to admire a great song, and you want to share out of enthusiasm.

I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs.

I've just always written songs in a style that appeal to me personally.

Never guess a woman's age. Never guess a woman's weight. Never even talk about weight in front of a woman. And never, ever ask a woman when she's due.

I sort of cringe when I hear myself say the word 'work.' Getting to do something you love to do never really feels like work.

I like Beryl Bainbridge a great deal, and she is a writer who absolutely demands to be read a second, third, and fourth time. I admire her great courage in leaving so much unsaid and asking the reader to really engage her brain.

As a teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo is a perfect '10.' I admire him professionally because he sets an example to follow both as a player and as a person.

Fans come up to me to talk, shake hands, hug and click photos; I usually oblige because I can see how much they admire me.

As an outsider to and observer of the restaurant business, one of the things I most admire about it is the risks people are willing to take.