“ROCK ME ON THE WATER” 1972

What drew you to record a song by Jackson Browne? I first met him when he was 16 and I was 17. He was writing really good songs even then. There were really good songwriters in L.A., and he was clearly one of the best. I met him when a friend of ours said he’d be fun to talk to. I heard an acetate of “Rock Me on the Water” from the publishing company he had signed with, and I was just blown away. That first album he did [which featured his version of “Rock Me”] was perfect. He still makes great records.