There was so much political music going on; it was the height of the anti-nuke stuff, ... there should be more places for people to do this kind of music.

The good and bad are all tangled up together. American popular music is loved around the world because of its African rhythm. But that wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for slavery.

I've found that festivals are a relatively painless way to meet people and make a few points that need making, without having to hit them over the head with too many speeches.

One of the things I'm most proud of about my country is the fact that we did lick McCarthyism back in the fifties.

Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.

Some of my ancestors were religious dissenters who came to America over three hundred years ago. Others were abolitionists in New England in the eighteen forties and fifties.