If I could wave a magic wand, I
would combine forces.
My favorite live album is ‘Wait-
ing for Columbus,’ especially
your magical piano solo on ‘Dixie
Chicken.’ Out of all the feedback
you’ve gotten about that perfor-
mance over the years, which has
meant the most to you and why?
Such an iconic record, I’ve run
into a few players over the years
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who’ve said, ‘When I was a kid, I
listened to that record. My moth-
er brought me to a concert, and
now I’m a keyboard player play-
ing in this band.’ That’s pretty
cool. The impact of what we were
doing registered with people.
It motivated them and inspired
them. That’s the way I felt about
Ray Charles, the Stones and Little
Richard. It’s very humbling and
gratifying.
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