“Anyway, he could’ve gone about it two ways: He could’ve made a really serious pop record, which would’ve been much less of a risk. Or he could’ve made a rock and roll record and take a risk. And he did. And I went to the Troubadour for one of the first nights he actually played songs from that record and I went, “You know, this beautiful child should’ve been born in 1948, too, because he just fits in with all of us. He loves our music. He loves the whole 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s music that we’ve been doing all this time. He toured that record right into the ground, which is what you have to do, especially when you take a risk. He said, “I’m taking an extra year, everybody, because I think this is that good. So I’m gonna go and tour for another year with this record.” So that’s what he did. I think that he succeeded beautifully. That’s where he’s gonna stay. That means he will still be around in 30-40 years. He’ll still be doing it just like I have continued to. He’ll still be rockin’ it across the country when he’s 60, 70 … 50 … 40 [laughs].”
— Stevie talking about Harry at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
