Have faith in humankind a respect for what is earthly and an unfaltering belief in peace and understanding

Now love's the only thing that's free /We must take it where it's found /Pretty soon it may be costly

The songs are not necessarily autobiographical. A lot of songs are a combination of influences. It might be some part of my life, or something I've felt, or something somebody's told me. It all comes together.

With other people, you're always swapping music. Somebody is always listening to something you've never heard. It's a great way to hear all sorts of new things.

As a child I always had a sense of social conditions and political situations. I think it had to do with the fact that my mother was always discussing things with my sister and me - also because I read a lot.

At this point in my life Id like to live as if only love mattered.

As a child I spent a lot of time at the library.