“I didn’t want what happened to some other people to happen to me. I didn’t want to get contaminated by stardom,” he says. “For the family, staying away from all the fame stuff felt like the right dec...
Meanwhile, his children grew up, choosing to stay close by. Lucas works as an artistic associate at the Purple Rose, a nonprofit theater Jeff opened where he serves as artistic director. Nellie teac...
“We’re in vans going from gig to gig and five-hour drives and showing up playing at some 200-seat club,” he says. “It’s a way of sharing what I do with them but also featuring and empowering them. You...
I really enjoy it. There’s no director, no studio, no editor, no writer. You’re all of it — and I like that.” Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-da...