I've always wanted to stay involved with young people. I never bought into the idea that entertainers owe nothing to their audience except a good performance.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've always been a family entertainer. Every show I have done has been suitable for any age - parents never need to worry that, if they pop out of the room, I'll say anything untoward.
Although I do feel that with a show like ours we ourselves are getting a lot more young listeners at concerts.
Being an entertainer includes knowing how to connect with an audience.
When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.
Entertainers are there to entertain. They aren't there to teach your children the lessons that you haven't bothered to teach them at home yourself.
I believe that as an entertainer, you're only as good as your audience and the people who support you.
The thing with playing live is, most of the audience is in their 20s and 30s. If you're older than that, you don't tend to go out to shows anymore. So it's good if you can attract a younger audience because they've got the energy to get up off the sofa and go out.
I'd say that, first and foremost, I'm a performer; I started performing when I was four years old, and being on stage from a young age set me up.
I was an entertainer, ever since I was a kid.
I've grown up with my audience; they're my age or older. Not a lot of kids are coming to see me.