Critics Are Notoriously Liberal With

Maybe I'm Not As Big A Star As Bruce Springsteen Because I'm Not As Good. I Don't Know. It Doesn't Matter. I Still Have An Audience Of A Certain Size. I Think It's One Of The Things I'm Luckiest.

When I Write Something Simple I'm Always Really Proud Of It. When You Write Something That Simple With That Much Air In It And The Whole Premise Behind It Is Something Pretty Obvious - That Everybody Wants To Be Happy And Free - The Song Is Sort Of An Exercise In Not Forgetting That's What You Really Want And What You Really Need. We Can Get Caught Up In A Lot Of Other Stuff.

Having A Child At 55... That's Optimism.

Me, I'm Spiritually Retarded, I Need To Be Knee Deep In Water With A Fly Rod In My Hands, That's About As Close To God As I Get.

I Feel Like I Owe My Audience Something. They Feed My Kids. And I Really Like My Job, A Lot.