“I’ve done 50 years and that’s plenty. Quitting is the right thing to do.“I don’t miss it. I won’t miss the panic before going on.
It’s terrifying, like walking the plank.“My nerves got worse as the years went by. I used to meditate for 20 minutes to calm myself down – except sometimes I’d turn up too late to meditate and would just have to rush straight on.”He continued to The Mirror: “As soon as you walk on, the nerves go away.
By the time you’re halfway to the microphone, it’s all gone. “There’s no sense in being nervous – the audience is there because they like you, after all – so it’s entirely illogical, which makes it difficult to deal with.“I achieved everything I wanted, played everywhere I wanted to… I did it all.
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