I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything to do..

There is in fact a controversy over Darwin's theory. Clearly both theories have religious implications. But this is not about God..

It's amazing what some people read into songs..

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself..

The best thing you've got going for you is individuality..

To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity..

What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go out and create it..

I don't really know how writing process happens, how these songs are arrived at. One of the things I like about the writing process is, I don't neces….

But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a bank or something. That's a kind of salvation right there..

Nothing is plainer than that, if the principles of the church of Rome prevail here, our Constitution would fall. The two cannot exist together. They ….

It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something..

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all d….

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs..

Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise..

I think you can refine what you do, and become more consistent. And you write better songs that have a better shape and a better feeling. You evolve ….

I'm glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, because it leaves this whole other area open to peo….

Sitting around home I mostly play acoustic. I've got seven or eight guitars of various sorts, including a baritone. Sometimes at home, because a guit….

I'm sure every pattern has been covered, but it's nice to think you might dwell on some that other people don't..

Every day I'll wear your memory like a favorite shirt upon my back.

Will there be any bartenders up there in Heaven, will the pubs never close?.

Over the years, I've had fairly benign record companies who gave me a lot of rope, but in spite of that, there's still restrictions and expectations.….