John Fogerty

Rather than go to trial.

But our own accountant's legal team said, ah, we got these guys.

They can never win this.

So, I mean, ironically—

They wanted to go to trial and put the poor accountant, you know, who was an old guy, through a whole trial.

And Creedence got—we retained the money we had lost in that plan, the $8 million I just mentioned, from the—

law firm, the insurance firm, it was his insurance company's lawyers that were representing him.

And they had to pay.

Nobody else had to pay.

Interesting.

And the CIA or whoever you're talking about got away with it.

Well, there was 100 million records plus.

Yeah, and Joe, I got to tell you, I love making music, and I don't do it for the money.

I mean, I know that sounds a little naive, but just the happiness in my heart from doing this is from the music.

I believe you.

From the joy.

The only thing is when you—I mean, I'll say—I'm not like—well, maybe I'm an idiot, but probably not about this.

When you find out that there was money, but somebody else got it, then that kind of gets your attention.

Right.

You know, but—