Songwriting is like fishing in a stream; you put in your line and hope to catch something. And I don't think anyone downstream from Bob Dylan ever caught anything.

Greed and globalization aren't just America's fault.

Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego is destroyed.

We live in an increasingly sophisticated world that makes it difficult to make simple comments on stuff. There are too many people on both sides of the border who are taking advantage of circumstances and the situation.

I'd rather have friends who care than friends who agree with me.

Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. 'Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious.' And I said, 'Right.'

We would turn everything into songs in those days...A lot of people think "Alice's Restaurant" was an anti-war song. It's not.