I think that America is in danger of losing its adventurous spirit in the cause of some kind of illusion of safety, or substitute of law and order there.

Done time in the lock-up, done time on the streets. Done time on the upswing, and time in defeat. I know what I'm askin'. I know it's a lot. Just to say that I love you. Believe it or not.

What is life but being conscious? And good and evil are manifestations of consciousness. If you reject one, you're not getting the whole thing that's there to be had.

If you're able to enjoy something, to devote your life to it or a reasonable amount of time and energy, it will work out for you.

And as far as I'm concerned, it's like I say, drugs are not the problem. Other stuff is the problem.

I think The Grateful Dead kind of represents the spirit of being able to go out and have an adventure in America at large.

As a musician you fall into certain patterns that you're not conscious of, unless you start listening to yourself on tape a lot. If you do that you start recognizing habits; then you have to try and break them.