picking songs for the tour

What motivates you in selecting the few songs from your wide range of music when you perform in concert ? Are there particular sounds and instruments that you value above others for large outdoor performances ?

Well on each tour you have certain musical instruments. On this tour I have 10 brass players, a drummer, a keyboardist and two guys on electronics. So I have gone to my eight albums and picked the songs that will suit best. But probably at the core it is most motivated by an emotion. On this tour I was feeling quite festive, raw, tribal and muscular. So I picked those kinda songs.

http://www.austin360.com, September 10 2007