"We wanted to call this the Wildlife Concert, most specifically out of our relationship with The Wildlife Conservation Society and their support of this project. And, to really underline more than I think the body of music does, to raise people's consciousness and awareness of wildlife, of wilderness, and how much it has to do with our lives; how much a part of our lives it is."

"Although I've been aware of the Wildlife Conservation Society for a long, long time, I'm not sure that a lot of other people are so aware. I think they're doing more hands-on work then anybody else in the whole environmental or conservation movement."

"We invited our fan clubs from all over the world. We had people from Europe, from Germany, from Holland, from Texas and Missouri." "They were all outside singing "Country Roads" I heard at one point, but it was very, very cold out there, and they were waiting to come in, and started singing this song. I can't tell you what that means to me to know that people all over the world know my songs."

"My greatest inspiration has always been the out of doors. The out of doors was my first and truest best friend. It was the desert in Arizona when I was in grade school, And, later on it was the woods around Montgomery, Alabama. Later on it was the plains or the wheat fields when I worked on wheat harvest. It was the forest and the lumber camp that I worked in when I was in college. Nature has always been my best friend. And, my songs are full of images from nature."

"It's a real diverse collection of music. It doesn't all fit the theme, but hopefully it opens the door, or the ear, in a way that people will connect with that we're here about. It's not so much what we we're saying in each of these songs, it's what we're here for. And, hopefully that comes through in all of the music."

"I'm really grateful to all of the people who've been a part of making this happen. It's an opportunity that's come forward in a very strong way that I haven't had for a large number of years. And, it's been great frustration in my life, and I really am greateful and glad that I had the opportunity to do a show like this. And, I hope that it gives me the opportunity to do a lot more music for people. To keep singing, to keep doing the work that I have the opportunity to be a part of for the environment, for the Wildlife Conservation Society, and other environmental organizations. And, it feels like a wonderful new beginning, and I'm very, very excited about that."

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