My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and if the government kills somebody then I'm killing somebody.

I really believe that if I make records that are indispensable to my audience, they'll go out and spend money to buy them, even if they've already downloaded them. If they can afford it. If they can't, I'd rather they be able to download it than not get it at all.

Fundamentalism, as practiced by the Taliban, is the enemy of real thought, and religion, too.

Or you can be like the Soviet Union, start out with ideals, and end up ceasing to exist.

I don't think I'm a political songwriter as much as I am just a political person. I think it's in my fabric.

I don't believe that songwriting has to be profound, but I truly believe that it's a crime for you to go outta your way for it not to be.

Bob Dylan emerged from nowhere, like an alien. And that was just the start.