I Don't Do Comparisons Because I Always

I Adhere To The Religion Of Art And Music And Small Children.

Isn't That The Goal, As You Grow Older? That You Start Reclaiming Those Parts Of Yourself You Didn't Recognize Or Didn't Think Were There All Along? That's What Happened When I Made The River And The Thread Record.

I Was Sensitive To Music And Poetry, And It Was Around Me Growing Up.

He [johnny Cash] Was So Fragile. We Invaded Iraq In March, And He Died In September. And Because His Health Was So Fragile, He Couldn't Take The Controversy Of Making A Public Statement Against The War. He Knew That People Were Rabid. They Attacked Me Mercilessly After I Did The Press Conference With Musicians United To Win Without War. He Knew That He Couldn't Tolerate That.

Loss Is The Great Unifier, The Terrible Club To Which We All Eventually Belong.