As both a musician and a former teacher, I feel that music is as important to kids as reading and writing.

I've been really, really blessed. I got to perform on stage with Bob Dylan. I've gotten to sing with Mick Jagger.

One of the greatest ways to stay young is to have little kids.

It's just a question of eliminating obstacles.

The cheapest energy is the energy you don't use in the first place.

Every night on the stop global warming college tour, Laurie and I would tell these great young people that they have the power to do anything they want. That we all have the power to create a movement for change. That the best part of ourselves is the part that rises up instinctively from compassion.

Being an older mom, I'm super mellow with my kids. Also, "curious" and "loving.