Exactly, they just get some bands and say, This is the future of rock-and- roll, this band, and then they're read more

Exactly, they just get some bands and say, This is the future of rock-and- roll, this band, and then they're everywhere.

A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.

A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.

Growing up in Brooklyn in the '40s and following the war in the papers and on the radio every day, read more

Growing up in Brooklyn in the '40s and following the war in the papers and on the radio every day, the world looked very different to us then.

I was very sensitive. Sometimes I'd get my feelings hurt because I felt like an outcast. I was traveling alone. read more

I was very sensitive. Sometimes I'd get my feelings hurt because I felt like an outcast. I was traveling alone. I didn't really have anyone to hang out with. I was a golfing machine. I'd play, I'd eat, I'd go back to a private house.

[And now that he's graduated to hardcover and 11-city book tour status, he's found there's a real advantage to the read more

[And now that he's graduated to hardcover and 11-city book tour status, he's found there's a real advantage to the standalone novels that Dutton suggested he write.] You can explore broader themes in a standalone novel, ... You can put your character through much greater levels of hell.

Right now, I see nothing. Just a lot of thick brush, a harsh terrain.

Right now, I see nothing. Just a lot of thick brush, a harsh terrain.

When Mountains Are Gold.

When Mountains Are Gold.

The weather is crazy. I kind of like snow, though.

The weather is crazy. I kind of like snow, though.

It becomes a very important component in establishing regional security and stability,

It becomes a very important component in establishing regional security and stability,