I've Had Several Working-man Songs That I

If You Just Do 50 To 60 Shows A Year, It's Not That Much Time Away From Home.

I Think If You Retire From Touring, Then People Think You Are Retired.

You Have To Be Tough-skinned And Willing To Accept Criticism, And At The Same Time, Just Try To Do Music That You Like And You Are Proud Of And Not Just Whatever You Think It's Going To Take To Get You On The Radio.

There's No Hall Of Fame For That Working Class Hero, No Statue Carved Out Of Stone. And His Greatest Reward Is The Love Of A Woman And His Children.

"after 17" Is A Song I Wrote When My First Daughter Went To College, So That's Kind Of Where I'm At In That Part Of My Life. If You Listen To That Song And Knew Anything About Me, You'd Say, "oh Yeah, He Wrote That About His Daughter," But I Try Not To Write Them That They Are So Specific That They Wouldn't Apply To Anybody That Has A Child.