Actually, no, because awards don't spark sales as much as you'd think.
Once I got a record contract, and I took my songs which weren't quite finished, or maybe they were a good idea, maybe they weren't. I took them into the studio and developed them. They came to life and they evolved... and they're great.
The real excitement comes from continually making records that I'm really proud of and finding my identity in the record making process.
Making sleep happen is a must- anytime, anywhere, from a plane to a train to an automobile. Ideally, I like to get eight to ten hours a night, though I'll take it broken up in two segments if I have to.
So in a sense, the accident was definitely good for me and if that didn't happen, it probably would have taken me a lot longer to get productive.
When I get up and play, I'm not having to sell myself because people are coming in with an open mind even if they haven't heard me before.
Don't get me wrong, we still go out after a gig and hang out late, but we also make sure to go to bed within some point of the day's travel schedule.