Richard got married to a figure skater, and he bought her a dishwasher and a coffee percolator.

We managed to put together a compilation that had some creativity to it. In the meantime I was listening to the free radio stations and I noticed that during their war coverage they were playing these songs born out of the Vietnam War that were all critical of the soldiers.

I come from pioneer stock, developers of the West, people who went out into the wilderness and set up home with nothing but a pair of oxen.

I didn't like the sound of people gasping at the mere mention of my name. It horrified me...

At the point where I'm trying to force something and it's not happening, and I'm getting frustrated with, say, writing a poem, I can go and pick up the brushes and start painting. At the point where the painting seems to not be going anywhere, I go and pick up the guitar.

For the first time in my career, I'm working in a fine-arts arena, so I'm finally getting some intelligent reviews.

I assume there must be some kind of genetic thrust. My two grandmothers were very different, but both of them were frustrated musicians.