I try not to be overly literal. When I'm writing songs, I write down a lot of words, and then I try to simplify it. I like to give people hints or words that make visual pictures for them.
The planet will survive. Whether we get to be here and enjoy it, or enjoy life as we've known it, is what's questionable.
Storytelling is not what I do for a living - it is how I do all that I do while I am living.

