Sailing became one of the mainstreams of my life. I suppose my father was an influence. I remember seeing a photo of him at home sailing a big boat to Bermuda in his 20s. I still have it.

I have been grateful for the influence of my grandmother and my grandfather in my life. I remember my grandmother as a queenly woman. My father could be stern, and my grandparents would remind him that we were just boys.

My life is mine to remember.

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

I have loved eight women in my life. I remember every woman's face.

My songs emerge from my life, or wherever they do, unbidden and unplanned and completely on a schedule of their own.