viktor krauss, he's played bass with me since 1994. buckweed's played steel with me since 1993. - what is the secret to keeping a band like that and the personalities that you just described together? - you know, they're all solo artists. they're all solo artist, and i'm just grateful that, that they wanna, they kinda put aside what they normally do for a couple of months every summer and come on the road with me, and i'm just, i think it's just because we're friends and because those earlier recordings were part of the beginning for all of us, really. - well, and honestly, they left a mark as they say, right, i mean the fact is those earlier recordings are not just anybody's earlier recordings. they left an imprint on a lot of people, and when they think about you, they think first about those early recordings, it's had some longevity to it. - well thank you, thank you. - and you're good with that. - well, i'm just grateful to, you know, there's not a bigger privilege in the world than being able to do something you love to do, and we