Cheryl Crow has said that this is going to be her final album. Now, just so there's no mistake, she is not going to quit making music, but she is going to stop the process of creating an entire body of work as an album because she feels like, you know, most people, they consume one song at a time. They're putting together playlists and just cherry picking songs from some of their favorite artists. And she feels like the value of an album really isn't there for her anymore, at least.
But she did make this final one. It's called Threads, and she brought in some of the most amazing collaborators to sing with her on this, like Joe Walsh. Tell me about recording Still the Good Old Days with Joe.
Still the Good Old Days is one of the most fun experiences I've had on this record of having Joe Walsh in the studio for a couple of days. I mean, you kind of know he's going to be crazy. He may be crazy different now than he was way back in the day of the James Gang and even the Eagles.
And I grew up in cover bands playing James Gang songs. I grew up playing Life in the Fast Lane. I mean, I love this guy. He is rock and roll, and he's American rock and roll.
And so I got to know him through the years, just crossing paths and knowing Don Henley and asked him if he'd be a part of this record. And he came in and we wrote this song called Still the Good Old Days. And we both feel like, hey, we're still rocking.
You know, we may be.
The elder statesman, he may be even a little older than me. He may be like the generation up, but we still feel like we're still rocking. I mean, that doesn't render us obsolete. It may mean that we didn't get played at radio because we're not young, but we're still out there doing it and we're still enjoying our lives.
It doesn't mean because you're over 30 that suddenly you don't have anything to say anymore. And that's kind of what the song is about for all those people that are still out there having fun, that are drinking beer, that are rocking out at concerts in your 40s.
50s, 60s. You should still be doing that and enjoying your life. And that's what the song is about. To hear him play on this, it is so Joe Walsh. And it's exactly what I hoped I was going to get out of him. And man, he delivered.