It would be nice to abandon the verse-chorus-bridge structure completely, and make it so none of these things are definable. ... Make up new names fo….

You never know what could be interesting tomorrow..

I try not to think the song to death. The main criteria is if it's working on an emotional level..

At a young age I thought, 'Wow, that fiddle thing, that's pretty cool. That mandolin is great. These drums, I like these drums ' They were Indian dru….

That whole lifestyle - make a record, do a tour: I know how to do that. It doesn't interest me..

It's a bit of a sore spot, the Thanksgiving in Indian country..

I've always been in love with that Delta-flavored music the music that came from Mississippi and Memphis and, especially, New Orleans. When I was 14,….

You don't stumble upon your heritage. It's there, just waiting to be explored and shared..

Musical revolutions, I don't know how many I've been through..

Working on 'The Last Waltz' introduced me to Martin Scorsese, and I had been a movie bug since I was a young kid..

I come from a family who prided themselves, both sides, on memory. And I was told growing up, constantly, that I was born with a really good memory..

I haven't been to many music events where somebody was performing and it actually made me cry..

I don't believe it's all for nothing. It's not just written in the sand..

Most of my younger Native American friends are not in any way looking for sympathy, and they're not looking to lay guilt on anybody. They have their ….

Give us the strength, give us the wisdom, and give us tomorrow..

The Beatles tried to do some tours and found it to be completely pointless and became a non-touring band after that, and with very good reason..

Everybody grows in their own way..

I think, some countries, you have to be dead to have your picture on a stamp..

Some people love some music, and they hear it a year later and they think, 'What was I thinking?'.

It's extraordinary that revolutions taking place around the world were sparked by communication on the Internet..

Once you establish a foundation of knowing what the greatest recording artists of all time were Wouldn't you want your kids to know this stuff?.