The high point of my entire junior high school career was going backstage to meet George Harrison. I was simply awestruck.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I heard the applause and realized it would get me out of school, I was hooked.
George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I've ever known, but in spite of that fame, he was such a nice and friendly guy.
I grew up around backstage, and that clinched it for me.
I was going out for absolutely everything that was in Backstage.
When people say that George Harrison made me famous, that is true in a way.
And I'd watch George C. Scott from backstage. He was one of my mentors.
I decided early on that I wanted to be Michael Bloomfield, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton - not George Harrison.
I sat backstage and had a beer with Richard Chamberlain, Paul Newman, and Princess Grace.
All you could do was to see them. We were backstage when the Beatles were on and you could just about hear a noise. It was just literally screaming.
The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so.