It's not like making records is terrible. Still, I do find the writing of the songs and the live shows to be the things that give you the most clear picture of what it's all about.
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If I have a song that I feel is really one of my best songs, I like it to have a formal studio recording because I believe that something being officially released on a studio record gives it a certain authority that it doesn't quite have if it comes out on a live album or is just a part of your show, you know.
It's easy listening to a record, but a live performance is so personal and real.
I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows.
It really does take a lot of time to make records, to be in the studio and do all that stuff.
Making a record? You've got to have the song, then you create a record. I think it's the same with a live performance. If the material is strong, you're already 90% there. I always tell young people it's all about the music, the songs. Work on the songs, work on the songs, work on the songs.
Anybody who says they don't want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they're in the business of selling records is a bit silly.
Through the years I've found that I prefer live playing to recording. I still do lots of recording - but I treasure the live shows.
If I think about the way I was drawn into the music, it was much more by recordings than by live performances.
Main thing, really, is I write songs the way I wanna hear them and the way I think the people that come to our shows wanna hear them.
At the beginning, at my shows, there were a lot of press and people from record companies. Now there are people who are there to just listen to the music and are genuine fans.
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