What's your favorite opening line from any song? “Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. We’re glad you could attend. Come inside! Come inside!”

What song do you turn to when you need to cry? Country music, real country music, not that Nashville shit they make today, was so full of emotions, most of them sad and remorseful.Songs about broken hearts can break your heart and no one does it better than George Jones.

What's a song that feels larger than life to you? If you ever get a chance to stand with a group of veterans of the Civil Rights movement and sing this song, take advantage of that time machine my friend. It will put you in touch with an America that's a lot closer and lot more real than ye old bombs bursting in air.

What's a song that feels larger than life to you? Blinded By The Light by Bruce Springsteen because it's written in perfect iambic pentameter by a guy who barely graduated from high school who went on to be the perfect poet for an American generation. If you ever get a chance to hear The Boss tell the story of writing this song, listen closely while he laughs at himself for sitting at his kitchen table in Asbury Park with a rhyming dictionary. And see how he feels about Manfred Mann and the Earth Band's pronunciation of "deuce".

Describe the perfect song for a road trip and why it works. - I just love the whole crew of 70s and 80s Texas singer/songwriters: Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Guy Clarke, Townes van Zandt. "The Road Goes on Forever" tells a great story.

What song would you use to describe your current relationship?

Your favorite live version of a song. - I had a bunch of Who records when I was in high school that I listened to over and over. Those guys could channel angry teenage boy better than any other band before or since. Songs like My Generation and Baba O'Reilly are still among my regular listens, even today in my 60s.

A song from college or early adulthood. - Graceland is on my all time top 10 list and this is one of my favorite songs from the album. Imagine how shocked i was to find out just this year that Paul Simon basically just ripped this off from Los Lobos. It's a batshit crazy story. Although Paul is a certifiable genius, he was a bit of a jerk in this case. Whatever. It's a great tune!

What's a song that instantly makes you smile? Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles - One of the many benefits to being a Beatles fan, is that you get this huge catalog of instantly recognizable, iconic songs. I'm so glad I got to live on the same planet s these guys. Hearing the intro to this song is such a treat, nay, a privilege.

What is a song that instantly energizes you? It's gotta be Don't Do It by The Band. Oh man, a bass line from Rick opens the tune, these guys bring in a horn section, then Levon starts singing and I can't sit still. I'm not a Robbie Robertson fan, but I'll give him some grudging respect for the lyrics. IDGAF if this song is over 50 years old. It's got what it takes to bring the boogie!