You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact.

Sixty percent of the vegetables you see in the supermarkets came from the American Indians. They also gave us aspirin and quinine. And their model of government parallels our Senate. But their women elected the chiefs, and impeached them.

Speech lessons probably did more for my singing voice - they teach you breathing, resonance

I change every day. I'm still changing.

I play myself all the time, on camera and off. What else can I do?

I have a good ear for languages.

The band I've played with for 10 or 12 years now, we've been all over, but we mostly play in LA