What I wanted to do in rock 'n roll was merge poetry with sonic scapes and the two people who had contributed so much to that were Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison.

Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.

My parents were very permissive when it came to animals. As long as we earned the money to buy them and built whatever structure it was they were going to live in we could have any kind of pet we wanted. They would have let us have a rhinoceros if we could have afforded it.

I wanted to connect all people who are thinking about peace on Earth.

When we were at peace Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now there's a war so Democrats want to raise taxes. When there was a surplus Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now that there is a mild recession Democrats want to raise taxes.

The hippies wanted peace and love. We wanted Ferraris blondes and switchblades.

I had daydreams and fantasies when I was growing up. I always wanted to live in a log cabin at the foot of a mountain. I would ride my horse to town and pick up provisions. Then return to the cabin with a big open fire a record player and peace.

How can you consider flower power outdated? The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated?

No I've never wanted kids. But I do read about parenting a lot.

People have always wanted to be recognized and that's human nature. But people used to want to be recognized for their accomplishments and now they simply want to be visible.