Is there alchemy at work in this line-up or graft ie dogged rehearsals?
The alchemy is there. It has new shades with the new line-up too. We don’t rehearse much at all. We often don’t always do sound-checks. We save our energy and focus for those two hours and fifteen minutes on stage and don’t let up for a second. Roger and I are old men. We’ve been doing this for years. We don’t need to practice; we need to catch fire and rise above the pain. I’m glad you liked our shows last time. Pino Palladino played on Endless Wire, and is now starting to amaze even himself with his explosions of energetic creativity. It’s a really great band. John Bundrick, on Hammond and keyboards, is a genius. Zak is getting better and better, and more musical every show we do. He says this is the hardest work he’s ever had to do, but we can’t keep him away. My brother Simon is still with us, and is a joy to work with. He plays more and more guitar, and at first I found that tricky. Now I am enjoying it, and we are finding interaction to be intriguing. He’s been a Who fan and guit
