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" Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized. "
1960s
Saw
Mesmerized
" First thing, I throw on some jeans, a T-shirt and my Keds sneakers and make coffee. That is actually my favorite time of day. That is when I do my songwriting, when I am in writing mode. "
Writing
Day
I Am
" I am trying to get right with God. I'm sort of making a statement about the excessiveness. "
Right
Get
God
" I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that. "
I Can
Easy
Speak
" I certainly had my God-can-you-just-take-me-now-I've-just-had-it-I'm-checking-out-let-me-off-the-train-I'm-done kind of thing. But, you know, I would never actually do it. I just can't imagine what it would take to do that. "
Kind
Know
Never
" I don't mean to complain. I wouldn't trade my life for anything. "
My Life
Complain
Trade
" I'd rather play a few nights at the Fillmore than play one night at an arena. "
Nights
Play
Rather
" I feel a lot more comfortable being me these days. I'm constantly told that my work is good. A lot of fans and a lot of other artists say my songs and albums mean a lot to them. Isn't that what's important? "
Feel
Work
Say
" If you come into success too soon, you'll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you'll be happier with yourself in the end. "
Know
Success
Yourself
" I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way. "
Up
Find
Own
" I guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been broken. "
Know
Heart
You
" I have a folder of scraps and pieces of paper with stuff, ideas for songs from the last 25 years; just little things, maybe early songs that I finished, but didn't think they were good enough. "
Early
Good
Ideas
" I have had to come to terms with wearing glasses. "
Had
Come
Wearing
" I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly. "
Great
Material
Road
" I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that. "
Best
Try
Different
" I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like. "
Time
Alone
Up
" I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great. "
World
Song
Love
" I'm always coming up with ideas that have been inspired by memories, everyday life and this and that and the other. "
Ideas
Memories
Life
" I'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it. "
Come
Talking
Things
" I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss? "
Songs
Whose
Focus
" I'm fascinated by the whole concept of snake handling. When you read about the Pentecostal snake handlers, what strikes you the most is their commitment. "
Concept
Commitment
Most
" I'm going to have my moody times. "
Times
Going
Moody
" I'm just like everyone. I like to feel togetherness with someone. "
Someone
Togetherness
Everyone
" I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that. "
You
Strength
Look
" I'm trying to get out of my own way. "
Out
Own
Way
" I'm trying to learn how to tap into the power of my own being. I know it sounds corny. "
Learn
Power
Trying
" In so many interviews, they bring up the sexual aspect of the record. I've had some journalists say it sounds like I'm lying down in bed singing with a microphone. It gets so old! "
Lying
Old
Say
" I started writing more with my voice in mind. "
Started
More
Mind
" I started writing songs, I guess, when I was about 13 or 14, but I didn't know if they were good enough yet or anything. "
Writing
Enough
Good
" It's really about living in your head... just looking out at the world, then going back into your head and tossing around a lot of ideas and coming out with something interesting to say. "
Interesting
Say
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