I Don't Usually Read Reviews.

Songwriters Are Expanding Time Rather Than Compressing Time. My Short Stories Tend To Be Old Fashioned, With A Beginning, Middle And End.

I Wasn't Raised To Not Write About Issues, And I'm Just Living In Really Politically Charged Times. You Know, I'd Rather Write Songs About Girls, But It's Just Hard To Do Right Now.

At Home, I'm Lucky If I Can Write Three Or Four Hours Before The Phone Starts Ringing And The Kids Want To Go To Soccer.

I Grew Up Counterculture. I'm Essentially A Hippie, And I'm Essentially A Folkie.

The Idea That Murder Victims' Families Are Best Served By Continuing The Cycle Of Violence Is Something That I Consider To Be Not Only A Lie, But Criminally Negligent. You Lie To Victims' Families When You Tell Them They're Going To Receive Closure If They Participate In The Process And Witness The Execution Of A Human Being.