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

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

You just want to hone your craft, whatever it may be.

We certainly strive for trying to make a quality record throughout, and I think that's true of all of our records.

You got to fight for quality art and equality and all the things that we're fighting for, the things we believe in. Choice and preference and all those things that we support. We don't want to give up that fight. You got to keep doing it.

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.

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