I have heard more than once, 'Shut up and sing!' and I get it now.

I think the question that nobody wanted to deal with is the question they're posing: did my kid die in vain? Because the answer is too awful.

That was sheer luck that it [being immersed into folk scene] happened when my voice began to develop. I don't know exactly what would have happened if I hadn't been alive and well and really lively in the Cambridge scene. But (the folk scene) was, and I fell into it absolutely naturally in the little coffee shops, and pretty soon it was Newport and then it was an overwhelming response internationally, actually.

The longer you practice nonviolence and the meditative qualities of it that you will need, the more likely you are to do something intelligent in any situation.

We need to have faith in the people who are giving this movement direction to be smart enough to stay one step ahead of what's coming up next.

That's all nonviolence is - organized love.

I'm not a rock and roller, a hitmaker. I'm highly dependent on what's coming out of these vocal cords.