I like to go in right away as soon as I have things.

I started writing "Peace Trail" here in Colorado, then I went back to California. I had a few other tunes going around in my head, so I had a couple of them finished after a few days and then I wanted to go into the studio.

Social media and young people, art, music, all communications make this one of the most active times for activism. It will be a time of change.

I'm not the same as I was long ago, I've learned some new things and I hope that it shows.

I go in and sing the song and arrange it and mix it and that's it. It's no different than playing in clubs.

The artists always reflect the times, so there's a lot to think about, a lot of unknowns, a lot of things that are describable. This is the closest I've seen to the kind of ambience that made the '60s happen. It's not about the artist having a responsibility to do anything. They have to be artists and express themselves and everything will work out fine.

I have no idea who's steering, and I don't really care .. I just keep going whatever the inclination is ... there are threads that are continuous and hold everything together and a major thread is country music.