The Principle Element In A Performance Is

You Can't Really Tell What The Audience Wants But You Can Tell What Will Keep Everybody's Attention In The Same Place.

I Don't Spend A Lot Of Time Thinking Of What They'll Do Musically, I Try To Imagine Being Locked Into A Windowless Room With This Person For Twelve Hours At A Time. If You Can Look At That And Think It Might Be Fun Then Maybe You've Got The Right Musician.

The Bulk Of My Set Is Instrumental And You Have To Give Yourself And The Audience Some Relief Because A Performance Is Not About Great Guitar Playing It's Really About Entertainment.

When The Audience Is Awful You Can Still Have A Great Night And People Will Walk Out Thinking They Had A Great Time Even Though There Was Loads Of Loudmouths And The Sound Was Terrible.

I Have Always Thought Of Myself As A Performer First And Way Down The Line As A Recording Artist.