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I'm One Of Those People Who Just Doesn't Plan My Personal Life. I Plan My Professional Life.

Im Happy To Say That At 62, I Think Ive Reached That Point Where Stuff Doesnt Bother Me As Much, And My Gratitude Level Has Gone Way Up, Especially Having Gone Through The Loss That Ive Had, And Losing So Many Of The Great Artists That I Was Close To. They Taught Me How To See It With A Grain Of Salt And A Lot Of Humor And Perspective.

How Unthinkable That, In A Country Of Such Bursting Plenty, So Many People Are Facing Ongoing Hunger And Poverty. If We Are Truly Each Other's Keepers, Let's Support School Lunches, Food Stamps, Neighborhood Garden Projects, And So Many Other Wonderful Programs Working To Put An End To This Cruel And Needless Blight Once And For All.

I Have A Really Full Life, Both Within Music And Outside It.

I'm The Same On Stage As I Am Off Stage. A Lot Of People Who I Admire - Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne - Are Not That Different Either. You Hope That If You Met Them That They'd Be As Nice And Well-rounded As They Appear.