There was a wealth of characters surrounding me. I have very fine memories of it because of the absolute humor. Dire circumstances sometimes create great humor. I look time at that particular time in my life with a particular kind of gratitude. There's gratitude in my attitude.
Television is the difference.
I had to explore writing love songs and looking for the new slant on love songs. I've done that yada yada. Hey gag me with another love song. I just didn't want to go there. And also when I was writing Banks of the Old Bandera,' I snapped on pretty early on.