Born on the Bayou. |
I didn't want it to sound like a pastiche of Andersen, |
I just hope we keep in our minds that an effort like this can never be too expensive. |
I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused. |
I've always thought of myself as a ballad singer who could sing rock 'n' roll, not the other way around, |
I've been asked to sing and that's what I do. People come (to this event) for all the right reasons. |
It would be a surprise if people thought I would be playing a lot of rock 'n' roll. |
My ultimate vocation in life is to be an irritant. |
Peace, Love and Understanding |
Seems to me, that the worlds are moving closer together rather than one invading the other. I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies. |
Talking about music is like dancing about architecture. |
The songs will tell a story that I have imagined existing between the lines of Andersen's biography and some of his most famous tales, ... They speak of a misfit's love for an unattainable woman and a struggle between a huckster and someone who composes music in secret. |
The words that are being spoken are serious, whether you take them at face value or listen to them at all, ... I'm not a preacher, I'm a singer. I can sing about serious things, but I don't think I have to put on a pious face to do it. |
Then I recalled that Andersen belongs to the world, |
There's no such thing as an original sin. |