From the recording The Devil May Care
Well, for the first 2 hours and 45 minutes, they talk about life, guitars, divorce, their
kids, more guitars and then realise.. they’ve only got 15 minutes left.
“Got any ideas”? Shane asks Ricki. "Yeah, I have an idea that the Devil is a HR guy at a
company (aka The World) and he is sick of being blamed for everything bad, so he
wants to quit and sit on a beach drinking cocktails for the rest of eternity" .
Shane responds. ‘YES…. But maybe after a life in Hell... He wants to move somewhere cold’ .
30 minutes later, the Devil has handed in his resignation and ‘The Devil May Care’ is a finished song. It is a quirky lyrical idea with an instantly singable melody
and a chorus that really gets stuck in the head for hours.
