The greatest sin is carelessness.

Up until about a hundred years ago, the world was dark at night. You got to have a real night so you could sleep.

Even though I know how very far apart we are, it helps to think we might be wishing underneath the same bright star.

Art is for healing ourselves, and everybody needs their own personal art to heal up their problems.

I first knew Laurie Lewis by her considerable reputation as a fiddle player and a writer of songs. When an opportunity came along to sing with her I seized it. Getting to know her as a singer and a person has been pure pleasure. Her voice is a rare combination of grit and grace, strength and delicacy. Her stories are always true.

Everywhere you go, there's a soundtrack. You can't really quite hear it. It's just a little out of the range of hearing.

the relentless touring and endless repetition of the same songs over and over again promoted a creeping awareness that my music had begun to sound like my washing machine.