I grew up in Los Angeles in a Quaker family, and for me being Quaker was a political calling rather than a religious one.

The anti-nuke movement has important and far-reaching implications for grassroots organizing. It can unite kids and musicians, everybody, whether they're leftist or rightist, or radical, or Republican, because energy is energy. But in fact, it is a real political struggle - it shows people that it's big business against the people.

I'm in a relationship, and I've been in one in a while, but all the people I've been with at various points - and I've had sequentially monogamous relationships my whole life - were all the right people at the right time.

It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.

My love was Bob Dylan, but as I got older I realized a good ballad was a good ballad.

The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genres and races and classes.

I would rather feel things in extreme than not at all.