![]() This is gonna be good.”īH: You had to know it was special, right? And I’m like, “This is better than I thought it was gonna be. And I sat it in front of me, and I start. I wander back into the symphony piano room, and I find this big nine-foot Mason & Hamlin, this big old beautiful piano from the '40s. … We go to sound check, I’ve got my napkin in my pocket, and everybody goes to dinner except me. And me and this napkin, and a little keyboard this big on the bed, you know? There was sunlight just streaming in the window. And it’s a supernatural moment that I’ll never forget. And back in those days, you wake up smelling like diesel.īH: I think you’re feeling guilty, is what I’ve always read. I’m gonna keep this and go lay down in the bunk.” So I did. “Wheels go round and round, you're on my mind.” And then I (thought), “Well, I'm tired. ![]() More: Story Behind the Song: 'Don't Stop Believin' 'īH: A songwriter actually did write a song on a napkin? And I had a napkin and it was those first four lines. I thought, "Man, you know, these guys are sacrificing this time with their families or loved ones to be out here with us." And I started thinking, “Wouldn’t it be great if we had a song we could sing for all of us, because we're all missing our loved ones, and all making that road sacrifice?” So I went to the bus with that thought. I was seeing these riggers pulling it all down, and I just sat out there in this big empty auditorium. I sat out waiting for some of the crew to come with us. Jonathan Cain: Well, I was on a bus and we were rolling along after a show. I'm thinking “Stairway to Heaven,” the first two lines aren't that good. Bart Herbison: “Highway run into the midnight sun.” There is not a greater opening line in the history of music.
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