“When you’re the reckless rebel, when you’re a kid, everything is, ‘The girls will like this record, and then when we’re done, we can go to the club and we’ll smoke some dope!’” he told me. “But now it’s the satisfaction after the day’s work, to ride back in the van from the studio to our hotel in Chicago, and then be on the expressway, and see the whole Chicago skyline, which is a beautiful skyline, lit up at night, listening to your day’s work.” Ron wanted to keep those good vibes going, and he had no intention of putting down his guitar anytime soon. “You’re a professional musician. You can’t be forced to retire. Look at B.B. King, what is he, 80-something? That’s the beauty of being a musician. They can’t take it away from you. It’s your music, and you’re pumping it out. You just play ‘til you drop.”
“When you’re the reckless rebel, when you’re a kid, everything is, ‘The girls will like this record, and then when we’re done, we can go to the club and we’ll smoke some dope!’” he told me. “But now it’s the satisfaction after the day’s work, to ride back in the van from the studio to our hotel in Chicago, and then be on the expressway, and see the whole Chicago skyline, which is a beautiful skyline, lit up at night, listening to your day’s work.” Ron wanted to keep those good vibes going, and he had no intention of putting down his guitar anytime soon. “You’re a professional musician. You can’t be forced to retire. Look at B.B. King, what is he, 80-something? That’s the beauty of being a musician. They can’t take it away from you. It’s your music, and you’re pumping it out. You just play ‘til you drop.”
