I enjoyed hearing people do their own songs. I became attracted to singer-songwriters. I became interested in them as people; was curious about what they wanted to say.

The most important thing you can do as a performer is to be yourself, or be an onstage version of yourself. If youre not being true to yourself, and somebody likes that other version of you, youre kind of stuck.

Barbecue sauce is like a beautiful woman. If it's too sweet, it's bound to be hiding something.

The loss of Jerry Garcia feels like the end of an era in the same way it felt when Elvis died and John Lennon was killed.

I like my audience. I always feel when up on stage performing that I could enjoy having a cup of coffee with any one of them.

I married her just because she looks like you.

I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs.