I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.

I think about God, yes, and I wonder if there is a God. And if there is a God, will God please help me through my hard trips.

I wake up in the morning and I say 'Ahh! Today's the day for a song! I'm going to write a song today!' And I do. I write a song.

You don't really know what to believe until the Government denies it.

People are part of my music. A lot of my songs are the result of emotional experiences, sadness, pain, joy, and exultation in nature and sunshine and so on...like 'California Girls' which was a hymn to youth.

I consider myself to be a crusader of love. I try to spread love around the world as best I can because I know I have a handle on love.

Freedom and Liberty cannot exist without Individual Responsibilty. Failure to exercise Individual Responsibilty forfeits your right to self-governance and delivers it to Government which, through force, will set the parameters of your life.