I only do solo albums when songs are screaming at me to be let out of my mind.

Wealth and fame can only be so important in the face of musical magic

Do you know anybody under 25 that gives a damn whether you marry a man if you're a man or if you marry a woman if you're a woman? No.

You know, every year has been fantastic for me, I'm still here, I'm still alive and it's been fantastic.

Just with the basic one guitar, one piano and one vocal and an audience, I think that the intimacy comes through more. People feel much more connected to the song because there's nothing in the way, and I actually enjoy doing that.

I'm curious about life, period.

People like Beck and Shawn Colvin are some of the people I listen to lately.