A song versus an album is not like a scene versus a play.

As I said in one of my songs, we're still abolishing slavery, but nobody says it's a good thing. Nobody justifies it.

The first concert I saw was Cheryl Wheeler.

I really value people besides parents who nurture kids.

I was raised by parents who really admired the religious leaders of the left, as many 60s and 70s liberals did.

It's just that you don't have to bring it to every stage. You can do a fundraiser for people that you support. You don't necessarily have to talk about one thing or another when you're on your own.

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.