The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is a problem to be solved.

Singing with children in the schools has been the most rewarding experience of my life.

A song is like a picture of a bird in flight; the bird was moving before the picture was taken, and no doubt continued after.

Way back in the old days, say in Europe of the Middle Ages, you had an aristocracy, and they could afford to pay for musicians. The kings and queens had musicians in the castles, and that developed into symphony orchestras and what we call "Classical music" now.

Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells. I always believed that the right song at the right moment could change history.

I think folk music helps reinforce your sense of history. An old song makes you think of times gone by.

I never intended to make a living from music. That's the funny thing. I wanted to be a journalist.