I’m Going To Be A Happy Idiot

People Stand Themselves Next To The Righteous They Believe The Things They Say Are True They Speak In Terms Of What Divides Us To Justify The Violence They Do But It Is One, It Is One One World Spinning 'round The Sun Wherever It Is You Call Home Whatever Country You Come From It Is One

People Know More About Baseball Players Contracts Than They Do About The Policies That Govern The Fate Of Our Childrens Lives In Twenty Years. Think About It. People Used To Say, The Whole Time I Was Growing Up, Do You Want To Bring A Child Into This World? Thats Pretty Dire.

Music Itself Is A Great Source Of Relaxation. Parts Of It Anyway. Working In The Studio, That's Not Relaxing, But Playing An Instrument That I Don't Know How To Play Is Unbelievably Relaxing, Because I Don't Have Any Pressure On Me.

The Biggest Influence? I've Had Several At Different Times - But The Biggest For Me Was Bob Dylan, Who Was A Guy That Came Along When I Was Twelve Or Thirteen And Just Changed All The Rules About What It Meant To Write Songs.

I Don't Know What Happens When People Die Can't Seem To Grasp It As Hard As I Try It's Like A Song I Can Hear Playing Right In My Ear That I Can't Sing I Can't Help Listening