Therapy was the biggest romance of my life.
I'm becoming a professional nomad and enjoying that whole part of my life.
In the laughing times we know that we are lucky, and in the quiet times we know that we are blessed. And we will not be alone.
Sometimes life gives us lessons sent in ridiculous packaging.
I was raised by parents who really admired the religious leaders of the left, as many 60s and 70s liberals did.
I think music is another language.
I have a sordid past.
A song versus an album is not like a scene versus a play.
Arizona is really cool but I couldn't stay there for too long.
And where does magic come from? I think that magic's in the learning.
How I long to fall just a little bit, to dance out of the lines and stray from the light.
You always have to wrestle with chaos.
I try to be careful not to do single concerts where I fly out, do my show, turn around and go home.
But if you're looking to be spooked by really tall trees then you've got to go to Washington State.
Milwaukee one of my favorite cites; I think Milwaukee is #1.
The very best thing you can do is to try to write a song that has some sort of impact.
If a war has to happen, a war has to happen.
Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person.
Writing 'February' made me realize that breaking form is a way of letting the song be human.
If you're looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then you've got to go to Wisconsin.
Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.
But social justice and the environment are very tied together in my head.
Everyone has to decide how they're going to appear in their lives, how they're going to put themselves out there to the world.
The funny thing is musicians often love to go to see visual art because you've got all these pictures to turn into metaphors.
I really value people besides parents who nurture kids.
But I benefit from the taxes I pay because I know how to access the benefits of the taxes.
The first concert I saw was Cheryl Wheeler.
