One Of The Things That I'm Glad

The Consolidation Of The Music Business Has Made It Difficult To Encourage Styles Like The Blues, All Of Which Deserve To Be Celebrated As Part Of Our Most Treasured National Resources.

Nobody Went Out To Pasture, And A Lot Of People Are Doing Their Best Work. Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, And Sting Are At The Top Of Their Game. I Mean, Tony Bennett Is The Coolest Guy I Ever Met! We Have To Figure Out How To Break Out Of This Age Ghetto.

You Create The Happiness And The Balance That You Have, And Your Own Power. This Is One Thing That I Know To Be True.

The Generation I Grew Up In Was The Beginning Of "stand Up For Yourself," Whether Being A Singer-songwriter Or A Feminist. In My College Years, The Feminist Movement Was Really Coming To Fore, So We Wouldn't Have Put Up With Guys Treating Us Less Than Equal.

Part Of The Reason I Had Such A Drive To Be An Activist, And Support Other Activists, Is Because I Was Raised Quaker And My Parents Kept Us Very Much Informed And Involved As Kids In Civil Rights And The Conservation Movement.