The stupid thing I incorrectly believed for a long time is that I believed for a long time that some politicians could sometimes tell the truth.

I am having so much fun performing, I feel almost guilty. I think, my God, I hope no one comes and busts me for this.

Sailing became one of the mainstreams of my life. I suppose my father was an influence. I remember seeing a photo of him at home sailing a big boat to Bermuda in his 20s. I still have it.

I come from a school of people, folk singers, and the tradition there is troubadours, and you're carrying a message. Admittedly, our job is partly just to make you boogie, just make you want to dance. Part of our job is to take you on a little voyage, tell you a story.But part of our job is to communicate the way a town crier did: It's 12:00 and all is well, or it's 11:30 and the whole Congress is sold. It's part of the job.

I'm not givin' in an inch to fear.

There has never been a communism that worked. They were all dictatorships or oligarchies, every single one.

Now record companies are run by lawyers and accountants. The shift from the one to the other was definitely related to when the takes started to get big.