I'm busy communicating ideas.... I want you to know what I'm thinking. If you feel a connection, good. If you don't, fine.

Jerry Garcia used to take his paints on the road. I don't do that. Either I'm a singer or a painter. I'm not good at multi-tasking.

Woodstock is well known because this country is so hyped on amount. It was big. Half a million people doesn't necessarily mean something is good. It just means it's big.

I think old people are scary. They remind you of your own death. People don't like to tell you that.

I didn't want to write a book. They made me do it.

Anyone who's 71 years old would look ridiculous singing rock.

Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.