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von danielcc
00-Agent
Passend zum Thema ein sehr interessanter Blog von Williams, wo er die Swing Tour als solche aber speziell seinen Auftritt in Monaco beschreibt. Echt interessant zu lesen:
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SO, IM ON A BALCONY OVERLOOKING MONACO
WHAT AN ODD PLACE, LIKE A GILDED NATWEST BY THE SEA
LAST NIGHT WAS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL FOR ME
I HAD NO SHOWBIZ TRICKS … NO MASSIVE ROTATING HEADS THAT SPIT FIRE,
NO HUNDRED FOOT MEN, NO DANCERS, NO COSTUME CHANGES
JUST ME, MY BAND A SQUARE STAGE AND AN AUDIENCE, AN AUDIENCE SITTING DOWN IN ROWS OF SEATS…
AN AUDIENCE THAT IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY (AT THE START OF THE EVENING AT LEAST)
LOOKED LIKE THEY’D COME TO VIEW A FILM, RATHER THAN PARTICIPATE IN THE VIBE AND EMOTION
OF A LIVE SHOW ...
YOU SEE A LIVE SHOW IS A COLLABORATION
YOU CAN ONLY PROJECT BACK THE ENERGY THAT YOU'RE GETTING FROM THE AUDIENCE
AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. IF NOTHING COMES BACK I TEND TO DRAIN AFTER 4 OR 5 SONGS
AND THE REST OF MY MY EVENING BECOMES AN "ACT" .. OR AS IT'S KNOWN IN THE REAL WORLD "WORK"
I’D TAKEN A LOOK ON YOUTUBE AT OTHER ACTS DOING THE SAME GIG (HERE IN MONACO) AND I THOUGHT I’D BE "WORKING"
IN FACT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF ELBOW GREASE AND DETERMINATION MONACO BECAME THE HARDEST WORK AND MOST REWARDING SHOW OF THIS TOUR
IT FELT LIKE REAL MAGIC AND I WAS ALLOWED TO BE THE ALCHEMIST FOR THE EVENING (I DO HOPE I’VE DONE ENOUGH TO BE IN PSEUDS CORNER)
I FELT LIKE AN OLD FASHIONED ENTERTAINER, FOR ONE GLORIOUS MOMENT IT WAS 1967 AND I WAS SAMMY DAVIS JNR.
IN SHORT I GOT THEM ALL OUT OF THEIR SEATS AND THE HOUSE ROCKED… THANK YOU MONACO (I AM AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE GIGS ; ) )
SO FAR THE BEST AUDIENCE AWARD GOES TO THE FIRST NIGHT IN HAMBURG…
SHIT THE BED. YOU GUYS WERE OFF THE SCALE… SO MUCH LOVE WAS COMING MY WAY
IT MADE ME FEEL BASHFUL AND MORE THAN A LITTLE BIT AWKWARD. I GOT A STANDING OVATION
AFTER THE 3RD SONG!
THE SWINGS BOTH WAYS TOUR IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL THAN ANYTHING THAT I’VE DONE BEFORE …
THEREFORE THE AUDIENCE IS DIFFERENT THAN ANYTHING I’VE HAD BEFORE …
THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE EXHILARATING,TERRIFYING AND GRATIFYING IN EQUAL MEASURE
AT THE START OF THE TOUR I THOUGHT PEOPLE WERE’NT ENJOYING IT… BUT SUCH IS THE DISTORTED VIEW OF ME, MINE AND WHAT I HAVE TO OFFER
I'M ENJOYING MYSELF SO MUCH I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN (ON THIS SCALE) SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE ..
"It's been a long time - and finally, here we are"