It's Like Going Out To The Desert

Dealing With My Own Life Takes Priority Over Other People Dealing With My Life.

"like A Rolling Stone" [of Bob Dylan] Is A Kiss-off Song Like None Before Or Since.

Bullets Can Harm You And Death Can Disarm You, But No, You Will Not Be Deceived. Stripped Of All Virtue As You Crawl Through The Dirt, You Can Give But You Cannot Receive.

My Songs Were Influenced Not So Much By Poetry On The Page But By Poetry Being Recited By The Poets Who Recited Poems With Jazz Bands.

If You Like Someone's Work, The Important Thing Is To Be Exposed To Everything That Person Has Been Exposed To. Anyone Who Wants To Be A Songwriter Should Listen To As Much Folk Music As They Can, Study The Form And Structure Of Stuff That Has Been Around For 100 Years.