I came out to California from Texas, to the Haight, and the Fillmore and all that stuff, and totally got the bug.

Don't surrender to the dying light; don't take it lying down.

I came out to California from Texas, to the Haight, and the Fillmore and all that stuff, and totally got the bug.

I think MTV put a huge dent in the songwriting craft.

I have a daughter, and it's a very bad message to send to my daughter that to be valid or accepted or to have value, you have to look a certain way. It's all about appearance, and not about education and not about contributing. I think we've completely lost our way.

Well, it's not far down to paradise, at least it's not for me And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility.

I think too many artists from my era tend to just stamp out a record.