world , but we just live in it . DM : I never met him , but I saw him sing nine times . I lived in upstate New

York , and my mother lived in New Rochelle , where I was born . And whenever he played a cool nearby show , like Carnegie Hall , I ’ d see him . And I saw him one time when he was in excellent voice , and then a week later he had laryngitis and could barely sing . But he got through it . So that was always interesting to me — to see how those great artists coped with adversity and still did the show . Today , young people will cancel their show in a second , but not those guys . And not me . I ’ m the same way — the show WILL happen .

IE : What was the worst one that you soldiered through ? DM : Well , I had a tour of about two months in Europe three years ago , and I got terrible bronchitis . And I don ’ t really see doctors — I don ’ t like doctors and I take care of my own health and I ’ ve been pretty good about it . I ’ m 75 , and I don ’ t take any pills or anything . Well , this grabbed ahold of me , and it had to do with my asthma and so on , but I said , “ No doctors ! No doctors !” But finally , I had my first doctor , and he gave me all kinds of stuff , and I

managed to get through four or five gigs , and then it got worse . Then I had my second doctor , then four more gigs , but by then I was over in Israel and it got really bad . So I consulted my third doctor , got through that , and that was the end of the tour . And that was a bitch !

IE : A frigid tour bus was the reason Buddy Holly cited for taking that fatal plane ride back in 1959 , on ‘ The day the music died ” that you sang about in “ American Pie .” DM : Well , let me tell you a funny story .

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