Youll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song.

I started going out with one of my managers and he really grew me up in a lot of ways. He introduced me not just to being a full-time traveler, which I was, but he was also really very interested in history and art and continued to open my eyes up to regional history; less splashy histories. He was interested in historical societies and stuff like that. He introduced me to a way of looking at the way communities form that is the foundation for the book that I've just finished writing that has to do with what I see as effective community-building wherever I've been traveling.

Every time you opt in to kindness Make one connection, used to divide us It echoes all over the world

When we learn about ourselves, we can evolve.

Some of us have such incredible things that can keep us from acting. We have the luxury of drinking such good wine, and having such good information at our fingertips. I can look up anything on my computer. And I can call any friend at the drop of a hat on my cell phone. And I can have beautiful clothing and great food in a world where people are being tortured. I have some responsibility for that.

The very best thing you can do is to try to write a song that has some sort of impact.

The first concert I saw was Cheryl Wheeler.