I'm Supposed To Make People Cry, But

You See Things Differently At 40 Than You Do At 31. Especially If You Got To 40 The Way I Did.

I Don't Separate Writing Songs From Poetry And Short Fiction. In The Area Where I Work In My House, There's A Word Processor And A Guitar.

Back Then, The Business Depended On Bohemians. ... They Needed Kristofferson And Roger Miller ..it Was The Tail End Of Something...the Last Tin Pan Alley. ...and We Were The Night Shift! They Gave Us Keys, Because They Knew The Best Songs Weren't Written In Daylight.... We Got Our Keys Taken Away Several Times...me And Guy Clark.

I Can Deal With Conservatives In A Democracy. With Real Conservatives, I Don't Agree With Them, But I Understand Why They Believe What They Believe And I Believe They're Being Honest With Me About It.

You Know, I'm Not Comfortable With People Whose Politics Are Static In A Democracy.