My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band over the past couple of tours. I was interested in re-shaping the Rising material for live shows, so people could hear the bare bones of…

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My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience...

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience...

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need...

I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need...

I was always concerned with writing to my age at a particular moment. That was...

I was always concerned with writing to my age at a particular moment. That was...

Yeah, my son likes a lot of guitar bands. He gave me something the other...

Yeah, my son likes a lot of guitar bands. He gave me something the other...

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you...

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you...

Music was my way of keeping people from looking through and around me. I wanted...

Music was my way of keeping people from looking through and around me. I wanted...

In America everything's about who's number one today.

In America everything's about who's number one today.

When you make more than $500 a night, you get more than $500 problems.

When you make more than $500 a night, you get more than $500 problems.

This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you...

This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you...

From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

I think that is what film and art and music do; they can work as...

I think that is what film and art and music do; they can work as...

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.

I always wanted my music to influence the life you were living emotionally - with...

I always wanted my music to influence the life you were living emotionally - with...

Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse

Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse

We're a long, long way from home. Home's a long, long way from us.

We're a long, long way from home. Home's a long, long way from us.

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand...

It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand...

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it,...

Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it,...