Punk is just as much a form of folk music as anything is!

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

I can't tell you where I'm going . . . but I can tell you where I come from.

What kind of religion is it that would encourage the parent to shelter the child from any outside influences and punish it by putting it out in a world you never had any way of learning about?

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

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

"What the hell'd you let them break your spirit for?" You know, their lives ran in circles so small. Ah, they thought they'd seen it all. And they could not make a place for a girl who'd seen the ocean.