I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain.

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The high ideals and promises you once dressed the future in are dancing in the...

The high ideals and promises you once dressed the future in are dancing in the...

Also, right at that particular time in the music business, because of people like the...

Also, right at that particular time in the music business, because of people like the...

I wrote the song For A Dancer for a friend of mine who died in...

I wrote the song For A Dancer for a friend of mine who died in...

So what I do, more than play any instrument - I mean, I love to...

So what I do, more than play any instrument - I mean, I love to...

Like, What is the least often heard sentence in the English language? That would be:...

Like, What is the least often heard sentence in the English language? That would be:...

Talk about celestial bodies.

Talk about celestial bodies.

So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but...

So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but...

I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra...

I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra...

You can take as much as you can from the generation that has preceded you,...

You can take as much as you can from the generation that has preceded you,...

I'd have to say that my favorite thing is writing a song that really says...

I'd have to say that my favorite thing is writing a song that really says...

The biggest influence? I've had several at different times - but the biggest for me...

The biggest influence? I've had several at different times - but the biggest for me...

Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to...

Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to...

The idea that I wrote something that stood for the way I feel about things,...

The idea that I wrote something that stood for the way I feel about things,...

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His...

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His...

Let the disappointments pass, let the laughter fill your glass.

Let the disappointments pass, let the laughter fill your glass.

I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and...

I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and...

As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call...

As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call...

People look around you, the signs are everywhere. You've left it for somebody other than...

People look around you, the signs are everywhere. You've left it for somebody other than...

That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what...

That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what...

That's maybe the most important thing each generation does, is to break a lot of...

That's maybe the most important thing each generation does, is to break a lot of...