I don't surround myself with anybody, really. I have friends, but I'm kind of an isolationist now. I kind of work on my own.

I don't really like L.A. much anymore. It's a hideous city. The weather's nice sometimes. It's just too crowded for me and too claustrophobic and too aggressive and too scary, and too chaotic. Did I say chaotic already? I like the country. I like quiet.

I don't want to change the way I write my songs, I like the way I write my songs, so I keep 'em the same. I'd like to write more country songs, but other than that, I'm pretty good where I am.

I've always loved playing live shows. I love traveling, seeing the country. I've made a lot of lifelong friends on the road at shows. It's so neat to see that so many of our fans have become friends. There are these nice little groups of "X People" everywhere.

There are always fights in a band. People get together for these reunion shows after 20 years, and they play a couple shows and break up again.

I don't surround myself with anybody, really. I have friends, but I'm kind of an isolationist now. I kind of work on my own.

Artists have been getting ripped off since the beginning of time, probably. But on the other hand, it might be nice to write songs. We certainly could.