Looking back, we had the hard time, but the privilege, of actually coming up playing biker bars and little bitty college bars.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm continuing to do research into biker culture.
I cycled when I was at high school, then reconnected with bikes in New York in the late '70s. It was a good way of getting around the clubs and galleries of the Lower East Side and Soho.
I spent a lot of time between bars like this.
I'm definitely capable of just enjoying riding my bike these days.
I grew up in New Jersey and played sports and rode my bike around. It was a really nice time - kids didn't have cellphones then - and you knew everyone in the town.
I remember living in a pretty small neighborhood where you could play in the streets and run around like crazy. My friends and I would ride our bikes around, but instead of just riding our bikes, we were solving crimes and going out in the woods to see what lay out there.
I grew up doing live tours and playing in bars, so it was what I love to do.
I've had biker clubs reach out to me whenever they knew I was in their city.
I grew up in a small town where we played around on motorcycles and things, but it really started when I got old enough. I think I was obsessed with the culture of riding. I got sick of having to date guys who rode motorcycles for me to be on them.
I never went to camp as a kid. I couldn't get into an Ivy League school. I wouldn't join a biker club.