It has been a long time.
Welcome back.
So happy to see you.
So it's been 14 years.
That is a long time to take a break and not--
obviously, you've done some traveling, some music.
But first album in a long time.
Why?
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We have nine kids, and we have been raising our children.
I know for me, I have the oldest kids--
Emily has the second-oldest son.
But when they got to the age for school
and to have their own lives and their own friends,
I just really wanted to be a stay-at-home mom
and make their lives about them and not about me.
We wanted her to made her life about us.
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Are you ready now?
Was that happening?
Really?
We were antsy.
We didn't want to stay home.
I love my kids, but I--
So we were following--
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
daily.
Yeah.
But that's amazing that you did that.
Because a lot of--
you had a huge career, yes you have a huge career
and then a lot of people can balance both,
and want to balance both.
Everybody does it differently, but I
think that's very admirable that you said I'm giving this up.
I want to be honest.
I think after the whole controversy--
and that feels like eons ago-- but we were pretty worn-out
at the same time.
And I think we needed a break--
maybe not 14 years, but--
We needed to get mad again, and have something to write about.
But haven't you been mad for a while?
I've been mad.
That's the perception.
So that is weird.
So 17 years ago is when this happened,
when you were blacklisted for just speaking out and saying
something that--?
Right?
Yeah.
We were just told today.
We didn't know it, but today is the anniversary.
Wow.
That's amazing.
And how do you feel about that?
Because now it feels like we're in an even worse time where
everybody is just--
Imagine what she would say now.
Yes.
We are.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
But a lot of people-- we are living in this culture
now where you say the wrong thing, and you're canceled.
We're living in this cancel culture,
and that was 17 years ago that happened.
Yeah.
I think we were one of the first people
to feel that cancel culture.
And I think what we said back there--or what I said back
then-- would not even be a thing today,
because it was really mild compared to what people say
today.
But so on one hand everyone has this platform
where they can say whatever they want to say,
but on the other hand, this platform
can move really quickly and ruin people's lives.
Yeah, and it's sad.
I think we need to get back to where we all just celebrate
our differences, and we all have different opinions.
And it's OK to have strong opinions.
As long as you're not hurting somebody else so
you can speak your opinion.
Are you going to run for president?
[LAUGHTER]
Seems like a great job.
[APPLAUSE]
I'll consider it if you'll answer this question-- what
did he do on the boat?
[LAUGHTER]
Who?
[LAUGHTER]