I finally learned to accept that I can't make radio play blues any more than I could get Reagan out of the White House.

There's lots of flaws and frailties and cracks in the armor, and nobody wants to put themselves out there as some kind of Joan of Arc because none of us can live up to that, but I'm grateful to be a role model and be respected because I have a whole slew of people, men and women, that I feel the same way about.

Solar power is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun yet.

We did a two month tour with Taj Mahal that was really healing and cathartic and a good distraction after my brother passed away. Then I knew I wanted to take a year off, and it was really nice to have that chance to fall apart.

There's something about the Strat's shape that is at once masculine and feminine

My career is based on the slow build of an audience based on putting on a good show live and putting out a record every couple of years. I was already doing really well in terms of my goals, to keep my fans coming back.

With the new ways of getting music out, you don't need a label if you're a legacy artist.