The revolution is just a T-shirt away.

- Waiting for the Great Leap Forward

That's what I'm about -- getting engaged. Too many people don't wade in the mud with the politicians.

Even with politics, stuff comes around again. Woody Guthrie would recognize America today.

You can only make political music if you have a context. . . . You cannot make political music in a vacuum. It'd be like me writing songs now about Margaret Thatcher. It'd just make no sense. But I think in the wake of 9-11 people are trying to articulate their feelings.

And just because you're gay, I won't turn you away.
If you stick around, I'm sure we can find some common ground.

I never met a politician who didn't want to be a guitar player in a rock band. I've got the opportunity to say what I believe in.