Chapter 15. Second Chance

Can a rock 'n' roller survive in a corporate world?

I can look back on my years in 38 with pride. We made some great music, and some that I truly believe will stand the test of time. And we're now at that twenty-year point where people start rediscovering our music; a lot of us songwriters are noticing an uptick in royalties in some songs as they start showing up in movies and video games. Guitar Hero has done a world of good for us, helping a whole new generation of fans discover our music.

The further that we get from the 1970s and 1980s, the more we see that the music that came out of that era is going to last a lot longer and be a lot more memorable than most of the flavor-of-the-month music. We'll keep hearing these ...

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