The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was vigorously and vociferously opposed by the Southern states. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law nonetheless.

There is not one single police officer in America that I am not afraid of and not one that I would trust to tell the truth or obey the laws they are sworn to uphold. I do not believe they protect me in any way.

Creativity requires a lot of pass/fail/start again and it is often hard on the psyche.

And I laugh at myself when I screw things up, which happens all the time.

The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink.

August brings into sharp focus and a furious boil everything I've been listening to in the late spring and summer.

Songs sung under duress are often very powerful.