It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It's love.

Don't be discouraged by writer's block. Writer's block just means you need to listen to other music.

When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.

Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.

I've never made a record that didn't sound better than what was in my head - that's sort of my rule.

Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it's done.

There's no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?