 After three years, realizing that selling insurance was not something he wanted to do either, Tripp decided to return to music.He went back to Los Angeles where he stayed with former Mothers bandmate Ian Underwood and Ruth Underwood, who also played extensively with Zappa, while he worked as a studio musician recording with artists such as Al Stewart and various commercial producers.However, studio work proved to lack the allure of live performance and he once again lost interest in pursuing his career in music.