I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that we were friends before we ever put the band together. We more or less grew up together. David and Cesar have known each other since junior high. I've known Conrad since high school. Whatever that thing is, what we felt from the very beginning, it was something we wanted to hold on to.
Berlin has a simpler explanation.
The band worked in relative obscurity for seven years before anybody paid attention to them, before they made a record, so they were able to work out all the emotional issues well before success or money or anything else. So when money showed up they were very well adjusted. Los Lobos plan to start working on a new album in January, and hope to have it out next fall. Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved.