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"When I was growing up, you'd be able to name poets or writers because they were embraced by the culture in a different way than they are now. So while you knew who Willie Mays was, you also knew who Carl Sandburg was. That has really changed. … part of the idea of ['American Masters'] was that we have to create an archive that will last forever."

"Jay and I just got along, in the most natural way. I think that superseded the music and everything else that had to do with me contributing to the show."