A Sane Person Doesn't Think War Is

Everything That Makes A Society Run Is Broken In Iraq. The Only Real Structure Is The People's Own Sense Of Themselves As Iraqis, Which Was Very Strong. They're A Proud People, And They Trace Their Historic Roots Way, Way Back.

My Models For Graceful Aging Are Guys Like John Lee Hooker And Mississippi John Hurt, Who Never Stopped Working Till They Dropped, As I Fully Expect To Be Doing, And Just Getting Better As Musicians And As Human Beings.

I Always Write The Lyrics First. There Are One Or Two Exceptions Over The Years, But That's Pretty Much The Way It's Been. The Process Of Applying Music To Words Is A Bit Like Scoring A Film. You've Got Imagery.

Resisting The Powers That Be, We Are Keeping Things From Getting Worse Than They Otherwise Might Be. And That Effort Is Very Much Worthwhile.

I Woke Up One Morning With This Song In My Head, And The Opening Line Of The Song: My Name Was Richard Nixon, Only Now I'm A Girl.