Artists have really never had any representation on Capitol Hill, because it's not the nature of the artist to join together and make a unified presence. Those days kind of died in the '60s.
The writing process for me is pretty much always the same - it's a solitary experience.
I got to learn to surf.
Music really becomes the soundtrack to the major events to your life.
I become more seasoned, it's less interesting to try and compete in the pop market.
I wish I was having as much fun as the press reports said I had.
