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There was this moment in 2003 when I was asked to do a fundraiser for someone who was speaking out against the Iraq war when nobody was. I said, I will do a fundraiser for that guy. And then my friend John Hall, from the band Orleans...He ran for Congress in my district and won. I did a bunch of fundraisers for him.

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Dar Williams
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: April 19
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It's a collective truth that slavery is wrong, that child labor is wrong, that gross inequality is wrong. God didn't send it.
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The very best thing you can do is to try to write a song that has some sort of impact.
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The rest of the songs on the album [Mortal City ] have spare arrangements on them. Steve [Miller], really loved that. He'd just come off of a project with someone who basically had to mask the fact that there were no songs there with production. He said, Oh, my God, you have real songs here!
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Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.
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And if I had a camera Showing all the light we give And showing where the light extends I'd give it to my friends
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I really value people besides parents who nurture kids.
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We have evolved to understand that language of power that's taken too much.
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I came out of that and said I don't want to go back to feeling depressed. So I asked myself, what can I be optimistic about, in terms of the course of the planet? And I discovered there was no end to the optimism I felt.
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I've watched towns and cities evolve and become very resilient, and fun, and unique, and prosperous on their own terms. And the secret is bridging. It's when the local church has a fun clothing swap fundraiser with a temple, and then the next year they bring in the mosque.
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The only I would say is a little different is when I know my parents are in the audience. That's never going to be the same as another concert.
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When we learn about ourselves, we can evolve.
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But I benefit from the taxes I pay because I know how to access the benefits of the taxes.
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Everyone has to decide how they're going to appear in their lives, how they're going to put themselves out there to the world.
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And you bring your words, But you're just like them, You're unprepared 'Cause you don't know the terrain
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Sixties folk rock was my original muse and the folk audience-people who listen to music off the beaten track-fostered my career. I definitely don't want to abandon the genre but I also need to make sure I'm Dar Williams first.
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I would encourage people to bridge broadly and creatively in their communities, not just because that creates the most fun and resiliency, but also because it creates the most points of access for people to be part of the community, which is what democracy is at its best.
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