My dad was in a wheelchair and on oxygen for the last few years of his life.

Songwriters are expanding time rather than compressing time. My short stories tend to be old fashioned, with a beginning, middle and end.

I'm not going to waste a second feeling sorry for myself because I'm not a bigger star than I am. I can walk down the street in most places in the world and I still drive really nice cars.

My main area of activism is the death penalty, and it will continue to be once this crisis is over with.

New Orleans is a unique environment.

I grew up counterculture. I'm essentially a hippie, and I'm essentially a folkie.

People hate good books to be over. I wish I could write a 700-page book.