Paris, July 23

I think being seated quietens an audience – you’ve got to be standing to whoop and holler. It was very confortable indeed though which made me a little soporific at the end of a tiring day. My mother used to say it was better to stand when you’re drinking because it helps the beer circulate. Concerts are the same : it helps the music circulate… This time I felt I was in the presence of a real professional artist – at the previous Paris concert Lucinda seemed like a bit of an amateur with all the stopping and starting and bad nerves but it really revealed a very raw edge to her music and an unforgettable concert. The thing is, nervous, professional, amateur, whatever, she is just totally fabulous and a treat to see live.