I think it's silly for anyone to think you could write under the influence, but if they'd like to think that, I'd like to keep the legend alive. Maybe I was under the influence when I wrote Jesus' Son and I just didn't know it.
But I do believe that in all my shows, I really enjoy the quirky, the eccentric characters, the ones you don't meet every day.
I think the best way is to forget about racing people and just find territory that's fresh.