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known as Pilot, and Parsons produced their biggest hit, 1974’s “Magic.” The lineup of core players has necessarily changed over the years due to time and career restraints, the goings-on of individual lives, and to facilitate the rigors of a live show. While The Alan Parsons Project was a studio-based entity, Alan Parsons has been actively playing out for nearly two decades now, since the dissolution of his working relationship with Woolfson in the early-1990s. Alan Parsons Live takes the stage in Newton, New Jersey on January 31 at the Newton Theater. “That’s actually a regret, that we didn’t play live (during the Project years),” Parsons said. “If we had been a live performance band as well as a recording band, I think we could have been a stadium act. We could have been huge.” Because of his ability to surround himself with talented, sea- Watch a video for Don’t Answer Me Read each issue at www.NJArtsMag.com pg 21