Although I gave up acting some years ago to devote myself to writing, it was only when I started telling stories and singing my songs that I realized how much I missed performing in front of an audience. When you know that you made someone laugh, moved them in some way or just made them forget their troubles for a short while, it gives you a sense of purpose. And anyone who’s ever been to a great concert knows that the energy of the audience is something that can’t be duplicated in any other medium.
I realized this when I was invited to do part of my one man show at the 50th anniversary of the Movie Phantom of the Paradise, in which I had a small role. It wasn’t just that the response was terrific, it was, but the energy just lifted me up and out of the building. Of course, like a piece of good chocolate, which I also love, it doesn’t last long, which is why you want to do it again and again and again. That’s what I’m doing these days. I hope that I get to perform in front of anyone who reads this. Until then, love to everyone, because that’s really what it’s all about.
