It's a sad story, sort of. By the time I had written the 5th collection of songs, nobody cared. It was a time of transition. My manager didn't even return my calls. I had no car, no money, my then girlfriend Karen (now wife) told me she didn't think we were happening, Jizzy was doingeand most awful of all, my dad was dying of throat cancer.

The only plan I could think of was to stop drinking. I needed some sanity 'cause I was getting suicidal. Fortunately, some royalty money came in. I bought a little car, got a job as a delivery boy. A year went by with me chipping away at the record after work. Jizzy needed time away from the group and I got tired of waiting, so Mark Torin from the Bullet Boys sang on half the record. Since then, Jizzy's back and although Mark did a great job, I wish Jizzy had done the whole record. The song "Walk On " is my favorite on Layla. But the most important song for me is "Wish I Had More Time." I wrote it for my dad on his death bed; I sang it to him the night before he died. He smiled, he always supported the group.

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