I think people react so strongly to hearing the human voice, you can't give them too much of it or else they want it all the time.

I'll never feel as comfortable singing as I do playing. The mandolin is my real voice. My actual voice is sort of my secondary voice, but I love to do it and I love giving people relief from playing with a little bit of singing.

My thesis statement would be—Bach didn't write Baroque music. He wrote great music.

I think people react so strongly to hearing the human voice, you can't give them too much of it or else they want it all the time.

The real question is, do you root for the fox in that song? Or are you horrified that the goose and the duck are being dragged off to their death, which is described in detail?

I celebrate three holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Telluride.

The minute you make a record because you think somebody's going to play it on the radio is the minute you ought to quit.