Music teachers can either inspire or make you resent your instrument and parents in early years.

My mom wore the pants in the family, for sure. I always say, that I spent my childhood trying to get the love and attention of my mom, and now I can't get rid of it.

I'm a bit of a lefty. I like the idea of art and music collectives.

As a bit of loner, prone to melancholy, with a questionable sexuality, I found great solace in the words of-Dylan, Joni, John Prine and Leonard Cohen. The darker the better.

I am doomed or fortunate to stick to what I do best.

And we laughed, at the world. They can have their diamonds, And we'll have our pearls

When I was on the big labels, I never calculated what would make me sell more records. I just did what I did -no different than when I wrote songs for myself in high-school.