Wren searches his eyes for a read on what he's thinking, smiling curiously.
At the question his expression turns more thoughtful and he raises an
eyebrow self-analytically, looking away for the first time since they began
talking to look vaguely at his wine glass. "Yes," he admits, and takes a
long drink. "For better and for worse. It's easy to lose sight of what's
important to you, your real desires and fears, especially when you're on
stage every night.
But," he adds, and looks up. "I think you meant have I forgotten myself
performing. I have, and that's something else than getting caught in a
persona. I think the best shows I've played are when I let the music take
over.
Touring's hard. You're not getting any sleep, the food's mostly awful, you
wake up somewhere new and lay yourself bare on stage and move again and you
owe money constantly. But I've watched the sun rise for a couple hours in
Reykjavik winter, I've leaned off the edge of the Grand Canyon on a dare.
Things I'd never have done. I've had kids tell me they met each other just
because they were fans of ours on some forum. And getting to touch someone
with something you create, seeing how people across the country or world
all respond to what, some combination of 8 notes. It's like nothing else."
He shakes his head, smiling a little.
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Date: 2014-09-29 06:18 pm (UTC)Wren searches his eyes for a read on what he's thinking, smiling curiously.
At the question his expression turns more thoughtful and he raises an eyebrow self-analytically, looking away for the first time since they began talking to look vaguely at his wine glass. "Yes," he admits, and takes a long drink. "For better and for worse. It's easy to lose sight of what's important to you, your real desires and fears, especially when you're on stage every night.
But," he adds, and looks up. "I think you meant have I forgotten myself performing. I have, and that's something else than getting caught in a persona. I think the best shows I've played are when I let the music take over.
Touring's hard. You're not getting any sleep, the food's mostly awful, you wake up somewhere new and lay yourself bare on stage and move again and you owe money constantly. But I've watched the sun rise for a couple hours in Reykjavik winter, I've leaned off the edge of the Grand Canyon on a dare. Things I'd never have done. I've had kids tell me they met each other just because they were fans of ours on some forum. And getting to touch someone with something you create, seeing how people across the country or world all respond to what, some combination of 8 notes. It's like nothing else." He shakes his head, smiling a little.