People Hate Good Books To Be Over.

Townes Van Zandt Is The Best Songwriter In The Whole World, And I'll Stand On Bob Dylan's Coffee Table In My Cowboy Boots And Say That.

The Singer-songwriter Has Always Played Music That Was Stylistically Rooted In The '30s And The Great Depression And The Dust Bowl. But The Fact Of The Matter Is That None Of Us Remember The Depression Firsthand.

My Gift's Primarily Literary. That Being Said, I Ended Up A Musician. By The Time I Made The Bluegrass Record...i'm More Impressed With Myself When I Push The Envelope Musically Than I Am When I Push It Literality.

I Don't Think I'm A Political Songwriter As Much As I Am Just A Political Person. I Think It's In My Fabric.

I Grew Up Counterculture. I'm Essentially A Hippie, And I'm Essentially A Folkie.