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But you're branching out with the comedy album?

I'm superexcited. I wrote this country song, "Drinking in the Woods." Mostly because that's what I did through high school--drive to the woods, pay $5 for a plastic cup, drink until the cops came. There never was a song for it.

So this is pretty much a public service.

Yes! We just had the Steve Miller Band, and how many times can you listen to "The Joker"? This one's for all the kids in the woods.

But why call the album "Bathroom Wall"?

A girl wrote my name in a bathroom once. I was pretty excited. It was just some derogatory comment, but still... I made it onto the wall.