I learned by experience that you can change your circumstance. It's as simple as the serenity prayer; it's a very, very real thing.
Bonnie RaittElvis might have compromised his musical style a bit towards the end, but that doesn't mean that artists from the rock n' roll/folk-roots culture - of which he was not really a part - shouldn't get better as they get older, like the great jazz or blues artists.
Bonnie Raitt