People Seldom Do What They Believe In.

I'm Not A Playwright. The People In My Songs Are All Me.

Being Singer Is Different Than Being An Actor, Where You Call Up Sources From Your Own Experience That You Can Apply To Whatever Shakespeare Drama You're In. But An Actor Is Pretending To Be Somebody, A Singer Isn't. And That's The Difference. Singers Today Have To Sing Songs Where There's Very Little Emotion Involved. That And The Fact That They Have To Sing Hit Records From Years Gone By Doesn't Leave A Lot Of Room For Any Kind Of Intelligent Creativity.

Peace Will Come With Tranquility And Splendor On The Wheels Of Fire But Will Bring Us No Reward When Her False Idols Fall.

Ironically, This Was Bob Dylan's Period [1967-74] Of Greatest Fame.

People Have Different Emotional Levels. Especially When You're Young. Back Then I Guess Most Of My Influences Could Be Thought Of As Eccentric. Mass Media Had No Overwhelming Reach So I Was Drawn To The Traveling Performers Passing Through.