couldn't get a publicist, couldn't get a label, couldn't barely book any gigs. kind of the turning point was a writer from rolling stone saw me in a very tiny dive bar in nashville, and that was my first glimmer of hope. they said, where's your album? we want to review it. i said, well, i don't have one. i'm trying to make one and scrounge up the money. at that point i started writing producers and labels and sent them a demo and said i'm going to make a great country record, please give me an advance. i didn't hear any responses. so we sold the car, did it anyway and here it is. >> rose: but there's a lot of hype about it now. >> i never expected it would go this far in a million years. >> rose: so you're ready to get back and record the next one. >> i am. because that was recorded quite some time ago, and several of the songs were around for years. so i've got all sorts of new things to say, and now even more