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

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.

Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.

I just think the reassurance and the steadiness and the hands-on kindness can make a huge difference.

Milwaukee one of my favorite cites; I think Milwaukee is #1.

It's a collective truth that slavery is wrong, that child labor is wrong, that gross inequality is wrong. God didn't send it.

I'm amazed at the adolescent nature of some of the religious fanatics in our government. And they're full of double standards.