Having A Child At 55... That's Optimism.

I Mainly Read Non-fiction, And That's Probably Because I Have A Huge Amount Of Insecurity About My Lack Of Education And The Things I Don't Know.

What Songwriting Does Better Than Almost Anything Is Empathy - It's Incredibly Empathetic. The Reason People Sat Around In Bars When They Were Bummed Out And Listened To Country Songs Is Because It Made Them Feel Better In The Long Run.

Gregory Corso Used To Get Really Pissed When People Called Bob Dylan A 'poet.' After Writing Poetry For A Few Years, I Can Understand That.

When I Write Something Simple I'm Always Really Proud Of It. When You Write Something That Simple With That Much Air In It And The Whole Premise Behind It Is Something Pretty Obvious - That Everybody Wants To Be Happy And Free - The Song Is Sort Of An Exercise In Not Forgetting That's What You Really Want And What You Really Need. We Can Get Caught Up In A Lot Of Other Stuff.

My Dad Was In A Wheelchair And On Oxygen For The Last Few Years Of His Life.