My first ever tour of my music was in the Netherlands. I didn't really have a grace period to grow or anything; people just started booking for me. I feel pretty lucky.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm lucky that I enjoy touring as much as I do. I'm not going to make a living just making records.
I've been touring now since about '68.
When I was 13 or 14, I took seven months off from touring. I did a lot of weekend gigs in Louisiana. We have fairs and festivals every weekend. But I took seven months off. That's when I really started digging deep. I wrote a couple songs that year that I still play every now and then for people.
My first tour I was on the road for 18 months. You're just out there promoting.
I've done every kind of touring known to mankind. I've played the big and the small places.
Then, in 1983 I went on a very long concert tour all over Europe.
I have a great time touring.
I've been touring for 25 years. I'm used to it, so I love it. Although I feel the tug of home, as I have three little kids, I don't suffer like some artists who constantly complain about how much they hate traveling.
A tour is the most intense, stimulating way to hear music; it's the best form to receive it. There's genuine excitement from people. I feel like we've stepped up a level.
And it wasn't until '84 when I was first asked to come to Sweden and do an album and concert tour.
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