If You're Retired, It's A Blessing. You

We'll Just Play It Cool, Like Elvis At 19.

But The Soul Of Touring And The Heart Of It Is Basically Every Day Is Like Putting Up A Circus Tent.

It's Really Hard To Make Records And Concentrate And Have A Free Mind, Because I Have This Whole Other Life. If You Don't Have Kids It's A Whole Other Thing. I Think You Can Be Fifty And Still Have A Rock And Roll Lifestyle; You Can Still Perpetuate That.

I've Enjoyed Every Age I've Been, And Each Has Had Its Own Individual Merit. Every Laugh Line, Every Scar, Is A Badge I Wear To Show I've Been Present, The Inner Rings Of My Personal Tree Trunk That I Display Proudly For All To See. Nowadays, I Don't Want A "perfect" Face And Body; I Want To Wear The Life I've Lived.

When The First Record Came Out, I'd Go Down To Radio Stations Pretty Much Every Day To Get The Record Played, And I Would Walk In And They'd Tell Us How Much They Loved The Record, But They Weren't Sure How Much They Could Play It Because They Were Already Playing A Girl.