I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would do it whether I was in the public or not. It is the way I was taught. The American way.

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I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live.

I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live.

I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an...

I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an...

I sang in the coffee houses of the country in the early '60s with no...

I sang in the coffee houses of the country in the early '60s with no...

Writing anything is terribly hard but, alas for me, because I am addicted, a heck...

Writing anything is terribly hard but, alas for me, because I am addicted, a heck...

Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive...

Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive...

I am thrilled to have been able to put together this new album. I listened...

I am thrilled to have been able to put together this new album. I listened...

My book Trust Your Heart, which is the story of my life, will be followed...

My book Trust Your Heart, which is the story of my life, will be followed...

I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a...

I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a...

If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for...

If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for...

Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or...

Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or...

If I had not been already been meditating, I would certainly have had to start....

If I had not been already been meditating, I would certainly have had to start....

I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a...

I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a...

I always sang when I was little and my father, who was a great influence...

I always sang when I was little and my father, who was a great influence...

Music is always occurring. It is just a matter of marketing, attention, and many other...

Music is always occurring. It is just a matter of marketing, attention, and many other...

I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part...

I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part...

For many centuries, suicides were treated like criminals by the society. That is part of...

For many centuries, suicides were treated like criminals by the society. That is part of...

I am just glad that I can take the music to the people who want...

I am just glad that I can take the music to the people who want...

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to...

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to...

Recovering from the suicide of a loved one, you need all the help you can...

Recovering from the suicide of a loved one, you need all the help you can...

I may like the Blizzard best, of all the songs I have written.

I may like the Blizzard best, of all the songs I have written.