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I love folk; that's a big part of my background.

I've felt like an outsider. I've had to struggle.

I try to keep myself as sane and as grounded as possible by surrounding myself with normal people, such as all the friends that I've had from when I was little.

I'm a folk artist at heart.

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

I have a huge and savage conscience that won't let me get away with things.

I not only lived physically away from my native land, but the values and critical judgments of those closest to me became stranger and stranger.

I always feel compelled to lend my voice to things I strongly believe in.

I try so hard not to think that I am a stranger in a strange land. But I know that I stand out.