“Punk never got into my heart. You hear the anger now in rap, for example, but it’s different and I like that very much. Eminem is one of my favourites.”

King Edward, Act II, scene ii, line 197
Edward II (c. 1592)

Unbroken
Song lyrics, Set This Circus Down (2001)

[Rap Attack 2, New York, Serpent's Tail, ISBN 1852422432, 1991, Toop, David]

"Fidelity"
Begin to Hope (2006)
Context: I never loved nobody fully
Always one foot on the ground
And by protecting my heart truly
I got lost in the sounds
I hear in my mind
All these voices
I hear in my mind all these words
I hear in my mind all this music
And it breaks my heart
It breaks my heart...

Beloved (1987)

Half of My Heart
Song lyrics, Battle Studies (2009)
Source: John Mayer - Battle Studies
Context: I was born in the arms of imaginary friends,
Free to roam, made a home out of everywhere I've been.
Then you come crashing in, like the realest thing,
Trying my best to understand all that your love can bring.Oh half of my heart's got a grip on the situation;
Half of my heart takes time.
Half of my heart's got a right mind to tell you
That I can't keep loving you (can't keep loving you)
Oh, with half of my heart.

Source: The Taming of the Shrew

As quoted in M.E.A.T (1991-09).
Interviews (1989-1994), Print