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Creatively, most of my influences come from the literary world: Alice Walker, Toni Cade Bambara. Writers are my heroes.
I don't find much influence in opera. It was such a different part of me.
The other writer who had a very important early influence on me when I was about 17 was C.S. Lewis.
Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history.
Most of my work is, I get an idea, and, with the help of Wikipedia, I can write. I don't have to leave my apartment.
I love movies. Movies have influenced me as a writer.
When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later.
The influence of Paris, for instance, is now minimal. Yet a lot is written about Paris fashion.
The other guys in Hootie were into rock. I brought the country influence.
