It is the people who scream the loudest about America and Freedom who see to be the most intolerant for a differing point of view.

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.

Because I was starting out in my 20's. I wanted to do it on my own. I didn't want to use my dad or have people say I was using him.

You stand in front of a great painting and your heart just opens and your mind expands about what's possible. That, to me, is a connection to what God is.

The ephemeral nature of live performance is the part I love most - it's a monk's sand painting, carefully constructed, then wiped away in an instant.

I needed to carve out my own place and find out what I was going to do

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