"Oscars so white, but I guess not for me," he croaks — a Schaffer line, both are quick to recall. "These were all very of the moment," he says, recalling the 2015 hashtag that remains prescient.

“Why Not Me,” written by Howard, Throckmorton, and Maher, came together while recording for The Judds’ sophomore album, Why Not Me. Maher, who produced the record, recalled in 2001 that he ...

Why not me? / Well, you've finally come down to your old hometown / Your Kentucky boy’s been waiting patiently Why not me?,” sings T.J. in the first verse, with a flipped gender perspective.

Why Not checks all the boxes. The album’s name is taken from the titles of two different Lennon drawings, while Gallagher describes title track — a groovy stomper with a searing riff — as ...