I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin writing the book.
I realized that, for me, great records always moved me with the lyrics and the melodies. And so I said, 'I think I can do it now,' 'cause I found a team of people who understand I didn't want a record that was 'drop it, pop it, shake it' just 'cause I can dance.
Amnesty is a big billboard, a flashing billboard, to the rest of the world that we don't really mean our immigration law.