days the name of act one to the breakdown of the parental dream, you know, into the mercenary, litiginous '80s. materialistic. where we went -- >> we did good. yeah. >> yeah we did good, and we were being coerced to be consumers as opposed to -- >> yeah. what -- our time is just about up and i could talk to you for days and hours. there are a couple things i want to get out in the time i have left. one is -- we talked a few times over the years. i've never asked this question, but this is the right occasion, i think, to ask. what has been your measure of success? i know it's not about the awards, not about the accolades or the grammys. it may not even be about the sales per se. what, as a songwriter, as an artist, what's been your measure of success of your work? >> oh, well, all the songs on here i consider successful. you know, in the distillation. there's nothing here that i want to fix. you know, i want to read the line different or you know, everybody is playing deliciously, you know. i love this collection. i don't listen to my music, but i will put this on. as a matter of fact, my