Rampant Eclecticism Is My Middle Name.

Judy Henske, Who Was The Then Reigning Queen Of Folk Music, Said To Me At The Troubadour, 'honey, In This Town There Are Four Sexes. Men, Women, Homosexuals, And Girl Singers.'

I Can't Draw. But I Can Draw With Sound. That's The Most Useful Thing I Learned In Terms Of What My Craft Is... The Arrangements Were Mine. They Were Little Lines And Stuff That I Had Written Myself... And I Was Locked Into This Idea That Vocals Didn't Count, Melodies Didn't Count, Songwriting Craftsmanship Didn't Count. The Only Thing That Counted Was High Arching Guitar Solos...

A Lot Of Singers That I've Heard That I May Not Like Their Sensibility, But I See That They're Entitled To Whatever They Get. People Don't Get There Without Talent, They Really Don't.

When You Sing The Same Song Over And Over And Over Again, It Stops Meaning What It Originally Meant To You. It Starts Sounding Like White Noise, Or My Washing Machine.

I Think If The United States Gave Anything To Culture At Large In The 20th Century, The Most Important Contribution Made Was The Popular Song.