You can’t know a book until you come to the end of it, and then all the rest must be modified to fit that.
My dad, the old professor, used to say, 'Never get into an argument about what's folk music and what isn't. '
I feel that my whole life is a contribution.
Songwriters can’t explain. You get an idea and you don’t know where it’s come from. And if you’re lucky, you have a pencil or pen and can write it down.
I think the world is going to be saved by millions of small things.
Did you ever want something really bad and then when you finally got it all you could do was stand there and grin at it?
There is something about participating; it is almost my religion. If the world is still here in 100 years, people will know the importance of participating, not just being spectators. Millions of small groups around the world, that don't necessarily all agree with one another, are made up of people who are not just sitting back waiting for someone to do things for them. No one can prove anything, but of course if I didn't believe it had some kind of power, I wouldn't be trying to do it.
Older generations can sometimes look down on today's hip hop but I refuse that mindset. I remember how hurt I was when older people told me that Run-D. M. C. was jungle music or that it was not music at all. Or that LL Cool J was not art.
Most TV shows don't reward you for paying attention.
No, I have someone who comes to the house and washes it, puts in the dry shampoo, and takes care if it because I have no time.
If we didn't struggle through some things, we would never develop the strength and stamina we need to survive in this world.