I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything to do.

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All audiences should be slightly off balance.

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages;...

I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages;...

To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on...

To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on...

I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the...

I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the...

I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.

I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

I'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible.

I'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible.

Don't think of your courses as providing all you need for your career.

Don't think of your courses as providing all you need for your career.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to...

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to...

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.

Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.

But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a...

But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a...

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

I have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years...

I have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years...

What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go...

What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go...

Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're...

Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're...

I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get...

I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get...

I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of...

I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of...

When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man...

When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man...