And it's where Watt met his best friend, his foil, the man who got him into music. It's where he formed his first band, where he became famous, where he still lives, at age 42, with his cats and his bike, near his mom and his two sisters. It's where he first had a real home. The cattails . . . I love the South.
People are friendlier.
They're very open. Since the opera record came out, his friends have noticed a change. Meghrouni, the drummer, toured with Watt in 1995. Watt has mellowed a bit, he says. For the first time in his life, Watt's going to break down and take a vacation this winter.