I Don't Separate Writing Songs From Poetry

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

Becoming Interested In Poetics Got Me Interested In Theater. Theater Is Supposed To Be Poetry, You Know, Before It's Anything Else. It Just Doesn't Fly If It Isn't Musical.

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.

I'm Trying To Make Records Where People Don't Feel Cheated. Nashville Has Been Guilty Of Insulting The Country Music Audience For Years And Years.

Gregory Corso Used To Get Really Pissed When People Called Bob Dylan A 'poet.' After Writing Poetry For A Few Years, I Can Understand That.