I went from having three little jobs that I strung together to being on the road full-time; having some savings that my managers told me to spend. You fly all over the country opening for these other people. You pay a publicist to get some press while you're establishing yourself and you will be solvent in this career forevermore.

Hegemony is not defined by rivers or conventional borders - it's dominance, it's influence. So we get to decide in our hearts, are we in Iraq to help restore something, or are we there to establish dominance? How can you torture people and say, well, that's just a few bad apples in our culture?

If you're lucky you find something that reflects you, Helps you feel your life, protects you, Cradles you and connects you to everything.

In the laughing times we know that we are lucky, and in the quiet times we know that we are blessed. And we will not be alone.

The only I would say is a little different is when I know my parents are in the audience. That's never going to be the same as another concert.

Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person.

Sixties folk rock was my original muse and the folk audience-people who listen to music off the beaten track-fostered my career. I definitely don't want to abandon the genre but I also need to make sure I'm Dar Williams first.