There is no seam between my songs and myself-they really are me. It's not like I'm performing; I'm just singing stuff that I really believe. David Friedman More Quotes by David Friedman More Quotes From David Friedman I've written several deeply personal songs this year, which I really love. Some of them came out of intense sadness. This has been an extremely difficult year for me. David Friedman me difficult sadness love As a person, I'm not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful part of me reveals itself through my songs. David Friedman songs person through me When my writing really started to take off was when I made a decision that I would write only what I wanted to write, and if 10 people wanted to hear it, that's fine. David Friedman fine decision writing people I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a David Friedman song when you hear it. It took me a long time to appreciate that. David Friedman me you time song I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference. David Friedman want trying way world For Hunchback, we needed this live, gigantic choir. So we went to London and said, This is Disney! I need singers who can sing high D's, hold them for 18 seconds, and do it 60 times! David Friedman high live need said It sometimes feels like I'm not doing anything. David Friedman anything doing like sometimes I write and direct the Duke University Children's Hospital Benefit every year. David Friedman hospital year university children I've been doing a lot of studying singing, and I'm thinking of recording an album containing all my old war horses and putting out a songbook at the same time. David Friedman singing time war thinking I'm not comfortable singing in front of people yet. That's going to take another 100 performances. David Friedman going singing comfortable people I think of my songs as there to be something to move people emotionally. David Friedman i-think something think people As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often write my songs for myself. David Friedman myself trust time wind