My first novel is loaded with food references largely because my cupboards were bare, and I was writing hungry.
“I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel.”
“I think that you get the mood of a song stronger if you get it right that way. On the other hand, you put some songs out live and they don't catch flight. They just flop. It is hard to tell until they are out there.”