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

The thing I fail to do is fully comprehend what's given back to me by the audience. You would think you would be a performer partly so you could feel all the appreciation or adulation, but I haven't quite managed that yet.

Making music should not be left to the professionals.

As I look back over my life, before I had any real identity, I was a traveler. I grew up an Army brat, a runaway, an activist, and a musician. All my life I've been traveling.

Mainstream media would convince you that there's commercial culture and that's all - but this other music is still here.