I'm not a Democrat; I'm something well to the left of a Democrat, but I'm just realistic about the system.

Sympathetic characters usually have a voice. They usually don't have any trouble being heard.

You can go out and find ways to make your own record and get it out there now. If you really want to, you can be heard. Keep things simple. Learn to go out and play solo. That's a really really good thing to learn, if you're a singer-songwriter. Don't be dependent on a band because you may not always be able to afford one.

I do not believe Tony Blair was a fundamentally good man who went bad. I believe he was evil in the first place.

I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.

I wish I was as sure about things as Bill Monroe was sure about things.

I've been on every interstate highway in the lower forty-eight states by now and I never get tired of the view.