You can get into anything if you are determined. I always thought that with music, too.

In the present political situation, it's an interesting phenomenon to look at: what is the appeal of an autocratic leader? Why do people want somebody who yells at them? For most of us, that's so hard to understand. Who wants that? I think there are a lot of people for whom that fulfills some kind of need.

People talk about songwriting or comedy as creative expression, but life is creative expression. Table-making, even nursing, is extraordinarily creative.

If my songs are being listened to between any other songs, that is awesome, and I'm glad people are getting something out of them.

What's scary is the unknown, the stuff you can't put your finger on.

I suspect by the time the Beatles were writing the White Album, they didn't go, "'I Wanna Hold Your Hand!' I wanna play that!" It's like if somebody asked you to put on the clothes you wore in high school. Well, no. No!

I crave music that'll sort of hurtle me into space and release me up there.