"This is a crazy culture. Absolutely nutty. You see it reflected everywhere you look, the desperate search -- who are we, what are we, can we ever make if in the hip world? On the scene, on the go, in the know."

"I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must keep your faith in something Greater than You, and keep doing what you love."

"I don't know where my songs come from . . . If I knew, I'd know too much, more than we are allowed on this plane."

"I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill you, you get stronger."

"I sang in the coffee houses . . . in the early 60's with no idea of "success" in terms of records or television. I just thought I was a storyteller. I had this deep, bassy voice. But I had incredible passion for the music I was singing."