The foundation of my beliefs is the same as it was when I was 10. Non-violence.
That's all nonviolence is - organized love.
The longer you practice nonviolence and the meditative qualities of it that you will need, the more likely you are to do something intelligent in any situation.
My dread is for my show to be a nostalgia act. So the key to it is how do we keep it fresh?
People say I'm such a pessimist, but I always was. It never stopped me from doing what I had to do. I would say I'm a realist.
I have hope in people, in individuals. Because you don't know what's going to rise from the ruins.
It seems to me that those songs that have been any good, I have nothing much to do with the writing of them. The words have just crawled down my sleeve and come out on the page.
Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try and give their best qualities to men - bring them softness, teach them how to cry.
The hardest song to write is a protest song, a topical song with meaning.
