A little over a week before the Eagles played their first concert since Glenn Frey’s death at Classic West in Los Angeles, guitarist Joe Walsh phoned up Rolling Stone for a Last Word interview, where he shared a lot of hard-earned wisdom he’s learned over his seven decades. He touched upon everything from the years he regrets wasting as an alcoholic to his thoughts on the aging process to how meditation changed his life.

He also talked about his new charitable endeavor VetsAid, which will raise money to aid America’s veterans.

Read the interview with Joe Walsh here.