You take all the time to write a song: you have to let it ooze on out by its natural self and that is pretty time consuming. Then you teach it to the band so everybody gets all the parts. Then you rehearse it and road test it, and all that. Then you get to the studio and there is a new guy in the band who calls himself the producer, right? Huh. He either makes it or breaks it usually before nightfall.

45 years is a long time to do anything, let alone for a rock band to play together. I'm proud of what we've accomplished and proud that we've kept the high standards.

The Beatles had just come out, and everybody had a band. It was incredible competition out there.

You couldnt get a job playing in a club unless you played so much Top 40 and so many Beatles songs. I just went into a sort of revolt.

Gotta take my puppy on the road with me, Killer

I got Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie and he also plays now with Hank Williams Jr.

I've come to the conclusion that I'm not supposed to be married.