I didn't feel anything [frustraiting]. I just kept working 110 or 120 nights a year.

I'm not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I'm pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don't listen to music anymore. It all sounds the same to me.

So I'm in my 51st year of playin' mostly nightclubs. I do some concerts.

I've been able to do pretty well. I don't work as many consecutive nights as I used to, but I'm still working over 100 nights a year, so that's good for me.

I'm playin' music for a certain type of person. Fortunately, there are more and more of us. At least there are more comin' to see me than there were 30 years ago or so.

I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years.