I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like.

I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it.

When the muse hits me, or the mood, or whatever it is, I get my guitar out and I empty it out. I just start going through things to see what's going to happen.

I don't want to beat people over the head with my political views. It's more about the humanitarian aspect of it.

Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized.

I'm always writing ideas down and then I stick em in my pocket and put em in that folder so I don't lose them. Like, somebody might say something, and I'll go, oh that's a good line, and that goes in the folder, too. It's kind of an ongoing process for me.

I'd rather play a few nights at the Fillmore than play one night at an arena.