We only get together when there's a good reason. Like, last summer, we didn't really intend to go out, but we thought the B-52's tour was a good opportunity.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've done every tour with them since then and will always be with them as long as they're together.
We want to stay on this tour bus together as long as we possibly can. I'm sure a lot of bands are like, 'I need my own space.' But we don't. I want to be with these guys forever.
Like great teams in sports and business endeavors, if there's a chemistry among the participants, and they truly enjoy fellowship together, everybody wants to be there, stay involved, and just have fun together.
To me, the only good reason to be touring is if you still have something good to share instead of just revisiting past glories.
Usually, when we go out, it's because we made a new studio album, and that becomes the focus of the tour throughout the world for a year or so.
Touring gets really lonely.
Touring is always important to me. It's like a big IOU to my fans, because I know they are the reason I exist.
The Band was always famous for its retirements; we'd go and play and get a little petty cash together, and then not see each other till it was time to fill our pockets up again.
The touring part is really mixed. You love to play and you can't wait to go, but you don't want to leave.
We never got on a big, big tour, but we did a lot of spot dates.