We Can Choose, You Know,

Whatever Role We Were In Our Family Of Birth, We Take On This Persona And In Your 20s And 30s In Particular, You End Up Thinking That's You And That Isn't Necessarily You.

I Don't Go Into Any Album With A Concept Or A Deliberate Direction. It's More Letting The Best Music That Really Appeals To Me At The Time, The Best Songs That I Find After Many Months And Years Of Search And Sifting Through My Collection, And Asking Radio People And Journalists. It's Really An Ongoing Search That's As Much Daunting As It Is Somewhat Exciting.

Im Happy To Say That At 62, I Think Ive Reached That Point Where Stuff Doesnt Bother Me As Much, And My Gratitude Level Has Gone Way Up, Especially Having Gone Through The Loss That Ive Had, And Losing So Many Of The Great Artists That I Was Close To. They Taught Me How To See It With A Grain Of Salt And A Lot Of Humor And Perspective.

I'm The Same On Stage As I Am Off Stage. A Lot Of People Who I Admire - Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne - Are Not That Different Either. You Hope That If You Met Them That They'd Be As Nice And Well-rounded As They Appear.

There's Nothing Like Living A Long Time To Create A Depth And Soulfulness In Your Music.