I Was Born On This Mountain, This

I'll Never Believe That Americans Have Racticed In Our History Anything Close To The Purest Form Of Democracy Of The World. Because There Are Lots Of Democracies Around The World That Function Better Than Ours Does. It's Always Been That Way. There's Some Truth To The Idea That It's Rigged, But There Is A Way That It's Supposed To Work That.

If There Is Such A Thing As A Workaholic, I'm It, And That's What Passes For Leisure.

My Audience Doesn't Agree With Me On Everything, But I Love My Audience, Because They're Totally Okay With Us Having A Dialogue.

When I Write Something Simple I'm Always Really Proud Of It. When You Write Something That Simple With That Much Air In It And The Whole Premise Behind It Is Something Pretty Obvious - That Everybody Wants To Be Happy And Free - The Song Is Sort Of An Exercise In Not Forgetting That's What You Really Want And What You Really Need. We Can Get Caught Up In A Lot Of Other Stuff.

The Singer-songwriter Has Always Played Music That Was Stylistically Rooted In The '30s And The Great Depression And The Dust Bowl. But The Fact Of The Matter Is That None Of Us Remember The Depression Firsthand.