I'd much rather be playing songs than talking to people.

You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.

When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don't write topical songs.

I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down

We all have that inner voice that is wise, even if we don't always follow it. It's that voice I'm trying to listen to.

There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.

The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.