Maybe I'm just flying my own little ego ship, but sometimes people resent talent.

My mother was a gypsy, and she had a lot of dark blood in her, and her hair was very, very thick - she couldn't even get a brush through it. So I have been very fortunate. And every time I go to cut it off, hairdressers refuse to do it.

Boredom is a horrible thing.

All over the world, the idea of creating an melange of international musics, it's a very healthy thing.

I think I could sing and shear a few sheep at the same time.

Some audiences can shake and bang their heads on the stage to riffs all night long, but subtlety is an art that must be mastered if you're going to be remembered.

There are always generic terms like 'Americana', but there are no boundaries as to where it can go.