Listening to your own sets and listening to the audience as you perform. It's a conversation of sorts. There is an exchange.

In terms of my own work ethic, I've always been a determined person. When I'm focused on something, I try to see it through.

You'll get them tomorrow. You gave it a good shot. Keep your chin up.

Sometimes crowds start out not liking someone but then they shift and love them. Or vice versa. It can shift on a dime.

The blues is a hopeful music. It helps you process something rather than avoid it. It's like mourning, in essence.

It's a constant process of bouncing ideas off of one another and intuitively arriving at the right decision in the moment.

The more you perform, the more adept you get at the nuances of navigating that communal conversation.