It's hard to really articulate what the parameters are that make one song parody-able and another song not, but if I can come up with a good enough idea for it, I go for it, and if not, then I have to move on.
I've done a movie and a TV series, and someday I'd like to do a successful movie and a successful TV series. That would be nice.
One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.
You still have Top 40 radio now, but it's 40 different stations. There aren't many hits that everybody knows, and there aren't many real superstars.
There aren't that many superstars around anymore.
As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.
