You know, that single girl life and that sense of isolation - that doesn't leave you just like that. And that's what that song is about. I remember that, and that is imprinted on me, that sense.

Every sleepy boy and girl in every bed around the world- Can hear the stars up in the sky whispering a lullaby

Life is never a straight line - it's peaks and valleys. Why would you want to be the same person every day of your life?

I kept thinking, I went to college and I have to get a real job.

Emmy Lou Harris introduced me to the work of the Vietnam Veterans of America foundation and the Campaign for a Land Mine Free World.

I certainly felt the desire to reach as many people as I could; I wanted to make the most of this opportunity, sure. But I wouldn't call it pressure the way we're thinking of it now.

I think topical songwriting is a real gift, and it's hard not to be pedantic and show up with the sledgehammer message.