Folk art has never been much about politics; it's about action and utility.

I miss working. It's real, you know? But I don't know anything but songwriting, and I don't even know that. I didn't go to school; the only thing I know how to do is this. The only thing that I know is that I know nothing.

Try to keep your mind. Try not to eat bad, try not to wake up with too bad of a hangover.

A baseball team is like a band. Because, conceptually, there are no heroes in baseball - there's just the team.

I project love, music and love, and I pray for peace. A good song cuts straight to the heart; sometimes it doesn't need to be too many lines - of course, I do love a good story.

Dead men always have the last laugh. They win. They're dead. You can't hurt their feelings anymore.

I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words.