In general, I always make it my mission to focus on the one person in the audience who seems to be absolutely miserable about being there and try to convert them.

The questions people have are sometimes soulful, sometimes zany, sometimes incoherent. I want to make a 'zine with just the questions I get emailed to me.

But in the end, I suppose, we only have one life to lead, and the roads not taken would always outnumber and outshine the roads we end up taking, day by day, without plan.

On tour, it's hard to do much writing, but if I'm on a deadline, I find a way.

I have a black Grandma and white Grandma. My white Grandma lives in Fort Lauderdale, paints, and teaches bridge. She's wonderful. My black Grandma, equally wonderful, is my neighbor across the street, Bobbie, who's always insisted that I call her Grandma, and honestly, over the years she's become a real Grandma to me.

I'm trying to quit huffing epoxy glue out of grocery bags.

I've always given a lot of advice, whether I'm asked for it or not.