I learned by experience that you can change your circumstance. It's as simple as the serenity prayer; it's a very, very real thing..

We did a two month tour with Taj Mahal that was really healing and cathartic and a good distraction after my brother passed away. Then I knew I wante….

There are so many people out there working with great grassroots and global and national organizations that are unsung heroes to me..

When it's a funky uptempo song, you're basically having the same kind of release you would have when you have sex, only it lasts longer. Whether you'….

I'm not that beautiful, and I don't want to be a pop star..

I like to think I get better with age, but maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder..

I just want to be as good a person as I can be..

I'm proud of the way I rearrange and put things together, like a chef who makes a great meal, or a filmmaker who puts together a story - it's casting….

The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions..

Between the redwoods, growing up and enjoying nature, camping on almost every vacation, and getting to go to summer camp in the Adirondacks, it was r….

I don't want to discredit people's opinions of me, but you talk about the violin or the cello or lead guitar where you have to learn tons of chords, ….

Really important issues are getting lost, so I can say I'm glad to be a citizen of the planet and do my part..

I learned a lot about what it was like to have to use different hotels and not use the bathrooms, which made me more determined to be an activist..

Distribution has really changed. You can make a record with a laptop in the morning and have it up on YouTube in the afternoon and be a star overnigh….

I'm happy to have been a positive influence..

There were so many great music and political scenes going on in the late '60s in Cambridge. The ratio of guys to girls at Harvard was four to one, so….

With the new ways of getting music out, you don't need a label if you're a legacy artist..

Some people are caricatures of themselves, and some people keep people coming back and keep themselves growing. Otherwise, the fans would get bored..

There's something about the Strat's shape that is at once masculine and feminine.

It's a lot harder to be clear-headed, but the good stuff is when you start realizing who's really you..

In blues, classical and jazz, you get more revered with age..