Say a prayer for the lost generation, who spin the wheel out of desperation.

Say a prayer for the lost generation, who spin the wheel out of desperation.

Music should never be harmless.

It would be nice to abandon the verse-chorus-bridge structure completely, and make it so none of these things are definable...Make up new names for them. Instead of a bridge, you can call it a highway, or an overpass...Music should never be harmless.

The Beatles tried to do some tours and found it to be completely pointless and became a non-touring band after that, and with very good reason.

I don't believe it's all for nothing. It's not just written in the sand.

It would be nice to abandon the verse-chorus-bridge structure completely, and make it so none of these things are definable. ... Make up new names for them. Instead of a bridge, you can call it a highway, or an overpass. ... Music should never be harmless. ... I remember from my earliest years, people speaking, you know, in a certain kind of rhythm and telling stories and sharing experiences in a way that was different in Indian country than it was other places. And I was really struck by this and obviously very affected by it, because it's always come out in my songs.