As a person, I'm not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful part of me reveals itself through my songs.

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• David Friedman:

  When my writing really started to take off was when I made a decision that I would write only what

• David Friedman:

  I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a David Friedman song when you h

• David Friedman:

  I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the

• David Friedman:

  For Hunchback, we needed this live, gigantic choir. So we went to London and said, This is Disney!

• David Friedman:

  It sometimes feels like I'm not doing anything.

• David Friedman:

  I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King

• David Friedman:

  I write and direct the Duke University Children's Hospital Benefit every year.

• David Friedman:

  I've been doing a lot of studying singing, and I'm thinking of recording an album containing all my

• David Friedman:

  There is no seam between my songs and myself-they really are me. It's not like I'm performing; I'm

• David Friedman:

  I'm not comfortable singing in front of people yet. That's going to take another 100 performances.