Think of all the hate there is in Red China, then take a look around to Selma, Alabama.

There's only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldn't sing his song. Because for me, it wasn't a truthful statement. Well, Linda sang it, and it was a monster for her.

To have a songwriter that wrote so specifically what I felt to be true... I've never been much of an actor either. If something is real for me, then I can do it.

When I wrote 'Green, Green,' it was like a really a statement of where I was at philosophically in my life.

You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin'.

Think of all the hate there is in Red China, then take a look around to Selma, Alabama.

The big turning point, really, was the Beatles' influence on American folk music, and then Roger took it to the next step, and then along came the Lovin' Spoonful and everybody else.