I guess I haven't gotten over being lost, a wandering gypsy.

Shilo, when I was young, I used to call you name.

I've found for the last couple of years that the things that I can become most deeply involved with are songs that reflect my real feelings about things and so that what I've been writing about.

Then come and as we lay, beside this sleepy glade, there I will sing to you my Longfellow serenade.

I don't pamper my voice. It's part of my body. If my body is rested and healthy, my voice is rested and healthy.

My writing is different. I think it's better. I think it's deeper. But, strangely enough, it covers a lot of the old ground. Maybe it says it in a more sophisticated way ... but I [have written] about basically the same subjects over the years.

My voice is unadorned. I don't try for perfection. I try to be honest and truthful and soulful with the voice I have. If I make mistakes in notes, or there are cracks in notes, I don't fix them. That's the way it is.