When you have a solid upbringing and a strong sense of place, that sustains you. My sense of home never leaves me.

What would we do if we didn't try? We have to try.

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.

Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole life. That comes through in Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson. There is no separating their life from their music.

When you have a solid upbringing and a strong sense of place, that sustains you. My sense of home never leaves me.

There's no bad luck, There's just the luck you've found.

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.