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I do probably 60 concerts a year in the States. And I go out to clubs in the week. I'm doing new stuff all the time.

I do some concerts. At the moment, I'm being helped a lot by a gig I play in London, which is Pizza Express.

My family is full of musicians, and a couple of times a year we get together and jam at my cousin's studio. We improvise and have a great time.

I go to screenings, then plays, then after-parties, then clubs.

I'm celebrating my 40th year in show business this year.

I have new music coming out. I'm working on some television shows. I still do a tremendous amount of concerts. I'm doing my restaurant. I got a club coming in New York. The restaurant is called Doug E. The club is called Fresh.

Once I got to be about twenty-five, I got interested in the music of the time. I started smokin' dope, I started drinking, I started slowing down and trying to find myself. I didn't want to work in nightclubs.

I've been touring now since about '68.