For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts; it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cause I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.
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In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close as possible to the audience, and of course big stadiums didn't enable you to do that. It wasn't my style.
It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where the audiences were all sitting down.
A lot of concerts leave you wanting for something good to eat or drink while you're there.
When we did concerts, we wanted them to be theatrical events - collaborations with designers, choreographers, and directors - because we thought traditional rock concerts were boring.
I began to go to concerts when I was 12 years old.
I love going to concerts, so that whole environment is something that intrigues me anyway.
I try to be careful not to do single concerts where I fly out, do my show, turn around and go home.
I never really went to any concerts that I wasn't in.
I've worked with a band, and it's nice to have someone to travel around with, but I didn't like it as well on stage.
I don't really know any other musicians like me. I grew up backstage with my dad who played in a post-war dance band, so I always feel at home at a venue.
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