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

I am happy to do political fundraisers. I always hope that my friends will be, too. It's part of who you are and you shouldn't feel ashamed of what you believe in.

The first concert I saw was Cheryl Wheeler.

How I long to fall just a little bit, to dance out of the lines and stray from the light.

I went to Canada and played in this tiny bar where the windows were steaming up and everybody was so animated and singing along right there at the foot of the stage, looking up, and I got my mojo back .

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

If a war has to happen, a war has to happen.