'Gifts' was just a short little one-verse song that I used to close shows in the '60s.
I like to think that if it hadn't gone as well as it has, if I wasn't able to make a living off of playing music, I would still be playing the music. But, of course, I wouldn't likely have had the opportunity to travel, and a lot of the places have inspired songs.
'Each One Lost' I wrote the day after I got home. My week in Afghanistan was a very short trip, but it was a powerful experience.
It's a phobia I have. I never assume I'm going to be able to write another album after I finish one.
The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me.
I woke up one morning with this song in my head, and the opening line of the song is, 'My name was Richard Nixon, only now I'm a girl.'
I'm not a pacifist. I feel that there are situations where fighting is inescapable, but we don't go looking for those things.
There are some decision-makers in the world whose version of sanity is a little different from what I consider the right one.
I'm not a pacifist. I feel that there are situations where fighting is inescapable, but we don't go looking for those things.
'Gifts' was just a short little one-verse song that I used to close shows in the '60s.
It's a phobia I have. I never assume I'm going to be able to write another album after I finish one.