I think that humans have a huge capacity to carry pain and sadness. There are things that haunt us our entire lives; we are unable to let them go. The good times seem almost effervescent and dreamlike in comparison with the times that didn't go so well.

The truth is an anti-war statement in itself.

As a young person, I was on the road playing music, so I was getting new environments shoved in my face whether I wanted them or not.

Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians.

I remember when Martin Luther King was assassinated. I was up early watching television and watched the announcement. I didn't understand what the word 'assassinated' meant.

With age, life becomes complex and difficult, often fraught with risk on several levels, from the practical to the fiscal.

The month of November makes me feel that life is passing more quickly. In an effort to slow it down, I try to fill the hours more meaningfully.