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

I wouldn't claim to know what another person is thinking. I can imagine it, but it's my interpretation, and I try to make that clear. It's my vision of what I think their life is. I don't think there are empirical truths in that regard.

Music is the marriage of the feelings of the living to the wisdom of the dead.

If it's possible to have an enemy without making it personal or moral, then that's what I'm trying to do.

Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music.

As long as there are a few people there, I can lose myself, which is the ultimate goal. And that's happening more and more; the non-musical world is becoming less and less interesting to me.

I wouldn't go into the studio if I didn't have a band who's ready, willing, and able.