let's talk about huey lewis as the country gentleman. >> no, i love it out here. y say. >> reporter: but the phone is on you all the time. back then, lewis had no intention of slowing down. you ever think i've worked enough, it's time to -- >> yeah. >> reporter: kick back? >> i do. i think about that. but, you know, the thing is i love what i do. >> reporter: now, however, meniere's disease has made the decision for him, and for his band. >> the hard part for me, i do misplaying a show now and then, and i miss the guys. i miss the camaraderie. >> struggling. it's just hard. >> reporter: the guys still get together, testing huey's voice, just in case, and joking about their age as they prepare for the release of what is almost certainly their last album, weather. >> i should ask, where did weather come from? >> you get it? huey lewis and the news, sports. >> ah, damn i'm slow. >> it's kind of appropriate. we've had some weather. >> reporter: so we can believe that the heart of rock 'n roll is still beating? >> that's right. the heart of rock 'n roll has been abelate