I don't know about friends, but what time I spent with The Beatles they were very courteous to me.
You should be a hero to yourself. And if you're not... check it out.
Every country has it trade offs.
Michael Sunday and I are the original members of the band. We first did it just for charities and benefit concerts. It was very ad-hoc, and before we knew it, we were really a band. We went through several drummers and guitarists before we were happy with the line up.
I like to listen the blues and some classical.
I am a still friend with Dave Crosby, he's a weird duck but I like him a lot.