I told the truth, I didn't come to fool you

I've always held the song in high regard because songs have got me through so many sinks of dishes and so many humiliating courting events.

Most of our distractions are designed to invite us away from this recognition, which is a good idea.

It is different [to perform in Israel] because it arises from very deep wells of affiliation.

You have money, fame, youth, beauty, talent. That's a good start... for feeling good.

A song, you know, you've got a tempo. You know,you've got something that is moving swiftly. You can't stop it, you know? Andit's designed to move swiftly from, you know, mouth to mouth, heart to heart,where a poem really speaks to something that has no time and that is - it's acompletely different perception.

After a while, if you are sufficiently bored or unemployed, you may want to read it from cover to cover.