I mainly play traditional music, which by definition is music that you've heard someone else doing.

A lot of English traditional music is guesswork anyway, so it's very difficult for people to be vehemently opposed to experimenting with it.

If someone doesn't hate what you're doing - you're not doing very well.

Our reality defines itself by people who strive for change

Women hate each other in science. You know why? Because the few that are around were trained by men. They survived by being twice as good and twice as competitive and twice as badass as the guys.

Words lie. Blood doesn't.

I was always concerned with writing to my age at a particular moment. That was the way I would keep faith with the audience that supported me as I went along.

We need to look for water. Water, water, water, water.

You have to buy off interest groups, compromise your ideals, and settle for half loaves...

...the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to [profess] things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.

There was no use pretending, no magic left to hear, all the music gave me was a craving for lite beer.

I hope you are never victims, but I hope you have no power over other people.