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When You're Really Bummed Out, The Last Thing You Want To Hear Is Up-tempo And Positive. And It Lets You Know That You're Not Alone, That Somebody Has Hurt Before. It Works The Same Way With Chick Songs As It Does With Political Songs. When You Hear Somebody Singing About These Things, You Know That You're Not Alone, That Somebody Else Is Suspicious Of What's Going On Around Us In The World. So You Don't Feel Like You're Crazy, And You Feel Like You Might Be Able To Make A Difference.

I'm Constantly Warning People That Are Involved In My Life That I Can Go Busk And Make A Living. I Can Make My Rent In New York City In The Subway, I Promise, If I'm Forced To.

I Think The Music Business Is Changing. Artists That Don't Want To Tour And Just Want To Collect Royalty Checks And Stay Home Are Not Going To Be Able To Do That.

Fundamentalism, As Practiced By The Taliban, Is The Enemy Of Real Thought, And Religion, Too.

America's Criminal Justice System Isn't Known For Rehabilitation. I'm Not Sure That, As A Society, We Are Even Interested In That Concept Anymore.