![]() I think he is dangerous, very dangerous to us and our country and the world. PY: I’ve never met him but to me, as a human, his psychological disturbances are such that he is unpredictable and erratic. Q: Peter, any feelings about President Donald Trump and the state of the country these days? But the presidential election is over and, as some say, what’s done is done. In this contemporary crisis, my concern is that someone with so little regard for the mechanics of diplomacy is at the controls of arguably some of the most powerful weaponry in the world. In the ’60s, as a society, I thought we would prevail. I am definitely as concerned now as in the ’60s. One of the things Mary used to say is there is a very thin line between compromise and complicity and it took a long time to figure out that her observation was just an intellectual overview. PS: We seem to have an uprising in this country, one that so reminds me of the late ’60s when it seemed there was nothing right in our country. What’s your take and do you think it has resurrected the relevance of your songs? The dissension, the unrest, the fighting, the politics. Q: The parallel between our world now and the one the group sung about, especially in the ’60s and early ’70s, is a little scary. When we are singing, people say, “I actually heard Mary’s voice.” The entire frame of reference we create is exactly what we did with Mary. PETER YARROW: Of course, the songs that we sing are, with very few exceptions, from the Peter, Paul and Mary songbook. We are constantly getting suggestions that we should get another female to join the group, but we won’t do that. Sometimes it’s hard to do the songs that were hers, like “500 Miles.” These were some of the songs that Mary brought her voice to, a voice with a kind of intensity and passion and that the audience still rises to, even today. Of course, we do “Jet Plane,” which was Mary’s song, and we have the audience sing Mary’s part. PAUL STOOKEY: Peter and I pretty much agree that when we do these Peter and Paul concerts we draw heavily on the group’s repertoire and that, of course, means Mary’s presence when we do the songs is almost tangible. Since Mary Travers’ death eight years ago, what songs from the group’s legendary repertoire do you perform as a duo that bring Mary’s spirit into the performance? Q: I don’t think there is a baby boomer who ever had a transistor radio who still don’t consider you three as one, THE Peter, Paul and Mary.
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