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

I think I try to do a lot of things to weed out casual fans.

When you're playing festivals, you only get a half-hour. It's like a meat market. You don't get to be artistic. You don't get to play music. It's called a showcase for a reason.

To me, craft work is the ultimate. Maybe I got this idea from the autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, who was employed as a sculptor to the state and church, making coins and things. While he admired Michelangelo, he also made fun of his spiritual angst with art.

It's not my way to talk about my feelings. They're impudent to myself, so it wouldn't make any sense if I tried to explain them to anyone else. I've never been to therapy - not interested in it.

When I'm trying to write a song for someone else, you can only see anything through your own eyes.

I was just a folk singer. I cut my teeth on the streets, you know.