I Don't Usually Read Reviews.

You Make Decisions, And That's What Separates Art From Some Other Pop Music. It Doesn't Mean That You Can't Make An Embarrassing Amount Of Money, For A Borderline Marxist, Doing Something That You Love, But It Does Mean That This Huge Pool Of Money That Was Out There When I Started Making Records In The '80s Is Gone.

New Orleans Is A Unique Environment.

I Grew Up Counterculture. I'm Essentially A Hippie, And I'm Essentially A Folkie.

Records Are Only One-dimensional. Even Film Is Only One-dimensional. That's Why Music And Live Theatre Is So Important, Because It's Not The Same Thing. A Recording Is Just A Record Of Part Of The Experience, But It's Not The Whole Experience.

My Objection To The Death Penalty Is Based On The Idea That This Is A Democracy, And In A Democracy The Government Is Me, And If The Government Kills Somebody Then I'm Killing Somebody.