Singing on the concert stage is the freest form, my favorite thing in the world,
There's something about singing that I just love. It makes me feel freer than anything in the world.
I FEEL THE MOST ALIVE WHEN I'M SINGING. I ALSO GET TO BE THE MAIL MAN FOR SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LYRICS EVER WRITTEN.
Singing in Yiddish was a great thrill for me and came about through Joe Papp, the founder of The Public Theater.
I never publicise in advance what I'm going to be singing because I never quite know until I start. I often change my mind halfway through. I sometimes throw in stuff about politics or Shakespeare or do songs in Yiddish.