Me, I'm Spiritually Retarded, I

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.

By The Time I Wrote Those First Three Songs For His New Cd ... I Wanted To Push The Poetics As Hard As I Could Push Them, And Not Decide The Songs Were Finished Until I Committed Them To Whatever The Recording Format Was. I Went Through Drafts Right Up Until I Recorded Every Single One Of Them.

I Don't Usually Read Reviews.

I Don't Spend A Lot Of Time Feeling Sorry For Myself, Trying To Compare How Many Records I've Sold Or How Much Money I've Made.

I Was Comparatively Late In Understanding Bob Dylan's Overwhelming Importance As A Songwriter. Everybody Who Does My Job Exists In The Shadow Of Bob Dylan. There Are Two Categories: Dylan And Everybody Else. It's As Simple As That. And It's Going To Be That Way Until He Dies.