In real life, Dolby moved to Los Angeles sometime in the 80's and married actress Kathleen Beller. This song seems to reference that: the "dirty desert town" with "stars instead of a crowd" is LA, and the "little ingenue" could well be his wife. At the time this song was released, they'd been married for three or four years.Their relationship, which has produced three children, is one of the longer-lasting celebrity marriages you'll ever see. On the emotional level, at least, perhaps he did finally manage to stop living in a suitcase.
In real life, Dolby moved to Los Angeles sometime in the 80's and married actress Kathleen Beller. This song seems to reference that: the "dirty desert town" with "stars instead of a crowd" is LA, and the "little ingenue" could well be his wife. At the time this song was released, they'd been married for three or four years.Their relationship, which has produced three children, is one of the longer-lasting celebrity marriages you'll ever see. On the emotional level, at least, perhaps he did finally manage to stop living in a suitcase.