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The reason I'm not more political is because I have music. And from a young age, I needed it. After prison, my father came to America, joined the Army, fought in Vietnam - and was exposed to Agent Orange. He died a slow, horrible death. Music was my escape.

I am an artist and a political being as well.

I enjoy politics, but if I had a third career - and I've had multiple careers - my third act would be acting.

I think a politician would be very, very cool to play. Or an American musician of some sort, or like an American pioneer like the Dohenys or the Rockefellers or something.

Politics is not my life. I have a career in radio and another career in film.

I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.

When I left politics in the early Eighties and started writing and recording, my idea was that I could have an influence further down into other generations. That Natives could come into the culture through arts and music.

I like to listen to classical music... I like mainline jazz.

I'm a little musically inclined; I play the clarinet and the saxophone.