I love Richmond. I think growing up here had a profound influence on my music.

Guitar Player' was always the serious musician's magazine. They rarely catered to what was popular. They focused on innovative players.

I don't miss playing guitar anymore. I'm sure that's out of necessity, but I am grateful for so much more. I am surrounded by loving people, and I can still make music.

I still have downs and get depressed, but I try not to dwell too much on being negative because it always passes and there is still so much to do.

The death penalty is ineffective as a deterrent, and the appeals process is expensive and cruel to the surviving family members.

Sometimes it seems the whole purpose of pets is to bring death into the house.

No matter how devastating our struggles, disappointments, and troubles are, they are only temporary. No matter what happens to you, no matter the depth of tragedy or pain you face, no matter how death stalks you and your loved ones, the Resurrection promises you a future of immeasurable good.

I know too that we Americans like to think of ourselves as cleaner than clean, a healthy nation who would never take anything when a recent poll suggested that 65 per cent of the population would risk dying in 10 years if they would be guaranteed Olympic gold.