You Know, I'm Not Comfortable

My Dad Was In A Wheelchair And On Oxygen For The Last Few Years Of His Life.

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.

The Stupidest Thing That A Writer Can Do Is Write A Memoir I Think, Unless It's Right Before You Die -- Maybe.

Like Most Kids, I Grew Up Singing 'this Land Is Your Land' In Grammar School, But With The Most Radical Verses Neatly Removed. This Was Before I Knew It Was A Woody Guthrie Song.

There's A Long Tradition Of People From The South Living In New York City.