When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man without any clothes on. And that can be fun - it depends how much of an exhibitionist you are, I suppose. I quite enjoy it.

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

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

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.

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

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 make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

I make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

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

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

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 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;...

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...