I Gave Guitar Lessons. I Tried To

I Don't Pretend To Be An Expert On Intellectual Property Law, But I Do Know One Thing. If A Music Industry Executive Claims I Should Agree With Their Agenda Because It Will Make Me More Money, I Put My Hand On My Walletand Check It After They Leave, Just To Make Sure Nothing's Missing.

I Think I Grew Up, Stopped Worrying About What People Thought Of Me, And Whether Things Were Going To Turn Out Ok. I'm Concentrating On Doing The Best Work I Can Do And Letting It Go At That.

I Think These Last 10 Years Have Seen Just A Huge Shift In The Psyche Of This Country As Regards Gay People. I Think Aids Had A Lot To Do With It. So Many Families Who Really Believed They'd 'never Met One' Were Suddenly Confronted With Their Sons Becoming Ill, And Friends Of Sons. I Think That Brought A Lot Of It Into The Open.

I Was Interviewed For A Grammy Television Show, And They Asked Me About Nashville, And I Talked For Three Minutes And When I Finished, I Was Teared Up. The Whole Room Was Crying. Nashville Has Given Me A Home, Where I Never Had A Home Before.

Wish I'd Written Tikkun Olam – A Weavers Or Peter Paul & Mary Hit!