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

Every once in a while I'll say something...I dropped the F-bomb early on in my career. There was this lesbian couple and they looked super-hip. One of them looked at me and shook her head, like "Don't do that." I think she was doing it to say, "It doesn't work." She didn't say anything but it was this cautionary moment. I knew it didn't work. There are just so many other words to choose from.

But I benefit from the taxes I pay because I know how to access the benefits of the taxes.

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

I would push for more production and Steve Miller would say, "Why do you want to have more production when you have real songs? You don't want to cover up the song."

The first concert I saw was Cheryl Wheeler.

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.