“What made me want to play guitar was that painting of Wings in concert in the gatefold of Wings Over America. It looked so exciting… I wanted to be part of it.”

But then you need people to bring them to life. So you have to be comfortable with solitude and also with being very social.

For some musicians it becomes self-reflexive to think, “I have to write some of my kind of songs now.”

I think for many songwriter/performers, you need to go off by yourself and write the songs to begin with.

People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.

I did a whole concert in Atlanta with my fly open, and I had a black suit on and a white shirt. My white shirt was protruding from the fly.

I did a concert at five years old in the garden of one of the church members, and we raised some money to buy a new piano in our little church.

I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the movies, going to concerts, and I get so jealous.

Harmony is pure love, for love is a concerto.

Even at concerts people pay good money for, instead of a three-dollar cover charge, they talk through the whole thing.

I’ve never really been nervous about any concerts. I enjoy it so much.

What I love about doing my concerts is always feeding off the fans and their energy.