I wanted to be the writer in the room setting depth charges of feeling out the world with my language.You know, I had a very romantic idea about that.But I grew into being a performer.

I dream of songs. I dream they fall down through the centuries, from my distant ancestors, and come to me. I dream of lullabies and sea shanties and keening cries and rhythms and stories and backbeats.

We are creating a culture where content creators are a new servant class, and paid as such.

I love mixing up my genres.

As John Adams said, all democracies will eventually self-destruct. We seem to be doing it very quickly.

When my dad died a lot of songs came, and they're still coming.

I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate.