If I can get Me out of the way, I can do anything.

What songwriting does better than almost anything is empathy - it's incredibly empathetic. The reason people sat around in bars when they were bummed out and listened to country songs is because it made them feel better in the long run.

From the moment [Bob] Dylan arrived as a songwriter, he was [so] much better than everybody else around.

Every leap forward that I make is by reaching back and firmly getting a footing in the past, and pushing forward as hard as I can.

My politics were really radical when I was younger, and then I moderated like everyone else does when they start having kids.

It's incredibly irresponsible to allow victims' family members to witness executions.

I have no doubt in mind that I justify the space I take up in the world.