Funerals Are A Pagan Rite. There's Not

I Was Comparatively Late In Understanding Bob Dylan's Overwhelming Importance As A Songwriter. Everybody Who Does My Job Exists In The Shadow Of Bob Dylan. There Are Two Categories: Dylan And Everybody Else. It's As Simple As That. And It's Going To Be That Way Until He Dies.

The Idea That Murder Victims' Families Are Best Served By Continuing The Cycle Of Violence Is Something That I Consider To Be Not Only A Lie, But Criminally Negligent. You Lie To Victims' Families When You Tell Them They're Going To Receive Closure If They Participate In The Process And Witness The Execution Of A Human Being.

I Can Deal With Conservatives In A Democracy. With Real Conservatives, I Don't Agree With Them, But I Understand Why They Believe What They Believe And I Believe They're Being Honest With Me About It.

I Don't Spend A Lot Of Time Feeling Sorry For Myself, Trying To Compare How Many Records I've Sold Or How Much Money I've Made.

I Wasn't Raised To Not Write About Issues, And I'm Just Living In Really Politically Charged Times. You Know, I'd Rather Write Songs About Girls, But It's Just Hard To Do Right Now.