Actually, the punkers may be the salvation of folk music. They aren't interested in the music for the money, and many of the punkers I've met have a broad knowledge of music and a respect for traditional music of many genres.

Sometimes, I wish the punkers would be a bit more interested in the money. A car manufacturer wanted to use one of my son's songs in a commercial, and his band would have split the $250,000 fee - and they turned down the offer because they didn't want to be "the band in the commercial." Well, I'm still paying his health insurance, and it sure would be nice if he'd increase his income enough to pay that himself.

-Joe Offer-