You don't see a lot of difference between the Gin Blossoms and the Byrds.
Folk-rock hasn't changed much over the decades since the Byrds started it.
It doesn't matter much what kind of house you've got as long as it's a happy home.
I just play, and I'm always trying to write songs.
There was just no way I could leave this little Martin guitar in my apartment overnight or even in the afternoon, and expect to find it there when I got back.
I've had an advantage; I've had a sort of open public acceptance in New York that doesn't happen to just anyone trying to make the transition you were talking about.