Since The Early '80s, I've

There Is No Gap Between Art And Politics.

My Models For Graceful Aging Are Guys Like John Lee Hooker And Mississippi John Hurt, Who Never Stopped Working Till They Dropped, As I Fully Expect To Be Doing, And Just Getting Better As Musicians And As Human Beings.

Anger Is Energy, And You've Got To Find A Place To Put It That Works For You.

Here's Iraq, Where Irrigation Was Invented, Where Law Was Invented, Where Writing Was Invented. All These Things That We Consider Necessities Of Civilization Started There. And The People Who Live There Damn Well Know That.

Wave The Flag, Wave The Bible, Wave Your Sex Or Your Business Degree, Whatever You Want, Just Don't Wave That Thing At Me.