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

My sisters and I were fortunate to travel through Asia and Europe at very young ages. We confronted extraordinary beauty in Athens and unspeakable poverty in India.

So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, it's not so much because I have less at stake but more a sense that I've learned more.

I found Elvis on the Internet, I went camping with a young cadet, he showed me his bayonet.

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

The light of the moon is all we've got to go on...

I don't think you need to dumb down to a child, you merely have to be clear, you know?