Everyone thinks young people are alienated from the system. But when you present them with a viable alternative, they will be the first to take it. And then watch out.

I've been through some dark times but I've experienced joy too. Now that joy can't be suppressed.

I try to look at this music career thing as the means to an end. And really, at the end of it, I see myself on a sailboat, sailing off the edge of the world.

Their lives ran in circles so small They thought they'd seen it all

I'm one of the few that comes from this vantage point: I never tried to get a record deal.

I regard myself as a true American musician, and I play every style that is my heritage.

I think people have to choose between living with contradictions or painting themselves into a corner. I have a lot of contradictions.