This thing called Patriot Act, through which we abdicated a lot of our civil rights to defend the country against terrorism, it's a four-year story.

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Commitments are one of the worst things to have in the music business. They're very...

Commitments are one of the worst things to have in the music business. They're very...

Back then people closed their eyes and listened to music. Today there's a lot of...

Back then people closed their eyes and listened to music. Today there's a lot of...

I live for playing live. All my records are live, since After the Gold Rush,...

I live for playing live. All my records are live, since After the Gold Rush,...

When people start asking you to do the same thing over and over again, that's...

When people start asking you to do the same thing over and over again, that's...

I was just 20 years old when I wrote Broken Arrow.

I was just 20 years old when I wrote Broken Arrow.

I just do what I do. I like to make music.

I just do what I do. I like to make music.

I can get away with saying a lot of ideas that are young and naive....

I can get away with saying a lot of ideas that are young and naive....

One new feature or fresh take can change everything.

One new feature or fresh take can change everything.

The cutthroat avenues of rock 'n' roll, I am fed up with. I don't want...

The cutthroat avenues of rock 'n' roll, I am fed up with. I don't want...

It's better to burn out, then to fade away.

It's better to burn out, then to fade away.

I think I'm going to be making country records for as long as I can...

I think I'm going to be making country records for as long as I can...

I don't think there is one president that's come down the line that hasn't done...

I don't think there is one president that's come down the line that hasn't done...

Some people put down all presidents. If you say anything good about any of them,...

Some people put down all presidents. If you say anything good about any of them,...

It's a blue album, but it's not a blues album. I'm not pretending all of...

It's a blue album, but it's not a blues album. I'm not pretending all of...

My music isn't anything but me. It has jazz in it, and rock'n'roll, and it...

My music isn't anything but me. It has jazz in it, and rock'n'roll, and it...

There's an edge to real rock 'n' roll. It's all that matters.

There's an edge to real rock 'n' roll. It's all that matters.

I don't like to be labeled, to be anything. I've made the mistake before myself...

I don't like to be labeled, to be anything. I've made the mistake before myself...

With a lot of songs on this record, one verse doesn't relate to the next...

With a lot of songs on this record, one verse doesn't relate to the next...

The '60s was one of the first times the power of music was used by...

The '60s was one of the first times the power of music was used by...

I don't like war. I particularly don't like the celebration of war, which I think...

I don't like war. I particularly don't like the celebration of war, which I think...