The things that I loved about Bob's [Dylan] music - and I describe him in the book as the father of my country, which he really is - were things that just didn't fit when I went to do my job. You know, I'd come out of a somewhat different circumstance and shoes - the clothes just didn't fit.

You can revisit - the wonderful thing about my job is you can revisit your 22-year-old self or your 24-year-old self any particular night you want. The songs pick up some extra resonance, I hope, but they're still - they're there, and I can revisit that period of my life when I choose. So it's quite a nice experience.

The future is now. Roll up your sleeves and let your passion flow. The country we carry in our hearts is waiting.

I think life goes through a cycle of losing and refinding yourself all the time. Everyone has disappointments all the time, some of them pretty small, some of them pretty big.

Blood moon risin' in a sky of black dust, tell me baby, who do you trust?

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also as a result of my being able to reach people with a tune.

Deindustrialization that I have written about for 40 years left a good part of the American public behind.