I don't think happiness is necessarily the reason we're here. I think we're here to learn and evolve, and the pursuit of knowledge is what alleviates the pain of being human.

It's never easy to write a song. It's the most difficult thing I do.

I think I'm a focus for international attention.

They build machines they can't control, and bury the waste in a great big hole.

Love is stronger than justice.

So just to be truthful to my own sensibility, I need to acknowledge that the season is not all joy and light for a lot of people. It's tough - environmentally, emotionally, spiritually.

There is no monopoly on common sense on either side of the political fence.