But they can't touch me now, and you can't touch me now, they ain't gonna do to me, what I watched them do to you.

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.

[It was a show that could have the audience singing along to a joyful] Blinded by the Light ... The Promised Land.

Every good writer or filmmaker has something eating at them, right? That they can't quite get off their back . And so your job is to make your audience care about your obsessions.

And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.

Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire.