Paul has more, I think, of a feel for the stage. Whereas I have it more for the notes themselves. I love record making and mixing, arranging, producing. That I love. I love to make beautiful things, but I don't like to perform.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The more you perform and get out there, I guess the more practice you have at it and the better you are and the more comfortable you are on stage.
Paul is a very creative artist but I'm more that thorough, meticulous, disciplined nut.
I prefer film to the stage. I always like the rehearsal better than I like performing.
And, more important, none of Paul's music feels unfamiliar to me.
Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you're making records, you're dealing with musicians' tastes, their goals, their wants, their needs, everyone's individual pride.
Immediate, simultaneous connection between the audience and a performer is crucial to me. It's why I do what I do. Other things, like recording, are satisfying, but they're not the same. I love the connection I get with the audience when I'm sitting behind that piano.
When I'm recording my album, I want to be acting, or when I'm on set, I want to be making music. I guess we'll see how it turns out and which one overpowers the other... but I couldn't really see my life without them, both of them.
If I think about the way I was drawn into the music, it was much more by recordings than by live performances.
Some artists I know, they would rather not see the audience or envision them. But for me, I'd rather see them. I feel like part of the reason I perform is to feel that connection. It's the reason I love it so much.
I like performing. I like partnering with an audience.