patmonahan:

I stopped drinking about 16 years ago. That’s about the time music actually started to become a possible future for me. Every since then though, I have not had an epic New Years Eve.
I’m thinking that it’s just a strange time for me in general but this year was just as weird as the past 15. Not…

Thanks for sharing bits of your life with us.  Sorry about your stress with the new year.  I think you’re to be commended for giving up alcohol for so many years.  My husband has also committed to this for the past few years and it was difficult to ring in the New Year without the bubbly or a few drinks. He wishes he could just have “one” but it’s too tempting to continue.  I think he’s amazing for resisting all this time and you are amazing too.  This time of year is very stressful. We look back on our lives and ask a lot of questions. We also have great expectations.  It must be even more difficult for you as a performer with schedules that are crazy and a life that is compartmentalized into public and private parts.

I hope this year brings you joy in all you do, both public and private.  Thanks for bringing me joy in listening to your music and seeing you perform. Thanks for sharing your life with us.