Graham Nash

The Hollies, after I left in 1968, had the audacity, the gall, to have three number one records after I left. Thanks a lot, guys.

Martin guitars have now brought out, you know, on a more traditional level, the Stephen Stills' model of Martin guitars. It's beautiful. I just went inside. I bought one immediately.

I mean, there's times to rock and roll, and I love that too. But I think my first love is acoustic music.

Just with the basic one guitar, one piano and one vocal and an audience, I think that the intimacy comes through more. People feel much more connected to the song because there's nothing in the way, and I actually enjoy doing that.

I only do solo albums when songs are screaming at me to be let out of my mind.

I've been listening to a lot of Hollies stuff lately, and it's beginning to sound pretty good to me.

With Crosby, Stills, and Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young... we're very strong individuals, and we want our lives to be led the way we want them to.

We only had enough money really to cut 10 things and be in there for a month because it's expensive, you know. And, singer/songwriters, today are lucky if they can get a deal, you know. So, we actually worked so fast that we really cut 20 things.

I realized at one point that David and I had not made a record together in almost 26 years and I thought that that was absurd because, first of all it had gone so fast, I didn't really realize, neither did David, that it had been that long.

I worked very hard on me and David's record and I'm extremely proud of the record, as most people are who were involved with it. And, it's been wonderfully received by people who like our kind of music, they think it's something special, and so do I.

If I read or listened to critics of our music, I'd have been discouraged a long time ago.

People like Beck and Shawn Colvin are some of the people I listen to lately.

I wasn't thinking of the longevity of any of my songs, but I am extremely pleased with the lasting effect.

Generally, my writing is influenced by living, by absorbing everything that happens to me and my actions.

We are excited about the music, past and present and future, and are really looking forward to playing.

After six or seven performances of any song, you begin to perform it rather than feel it.

Neil's effect on the band was immediate and very fulfilling. He adds a certain edge to the sound and, of course, he is an incredible musician. We became a better band because of the inclusion of Neil Young.

There are always new things to experience, internalize then write about. This process is ongoing with me. It never stops. The opportunity to reach new audiences with all of the music that we have made is thrilling.

This digital world is completely fascinating to me.

I find it somewhat difficult to write with other people, although it has happened occasionally.