You Know I Ain't Never Prayed Before

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.

New Orleans Is A Unique Environment.

The Stupidest Thing That A Writer Can Do Is Write A Memoir I Think, Unless It's Right Before You Die -- Maybe.

You Make Decisions, And That's What Separates Art From Some Other Pop Music. It Doesn't Mean That You Can't Make An Embarrassing Amount Of Money, For A Borderline Marxist, Doing Something That You Love, But It Does Mean That This Huge Pool Of Money That Was Out There When I Started Making Records In The '80s Is Gone.