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 think I'm a living embodiment of, 'Don't try to push me around or squash me,' whether its how I talk to a record label or in my relationships.

How I measure success is getting to make another record and being able to the come back to the same town and play again cause you sold out the last time.

I'm happy to have been a positive influence.

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.

I've been lucky enough that I can gather all sorts of experiences and find inspiration by traveling around and by spending time with people I admire.

You create the happiness and the balance that you have, and your own power. This is one thing that I know to be true.