The first 27 years were a little shaky

Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis & The News

Cris Cohen: How long did it take you to get comfortable on stage, to know how to work a room?

Huey Lewis / Huey Lewis & The News: About 27 years. The first 27 years were a little shaky. Now I've got it nailed.

Cris Cohen: What was the turning point?

Huey Lewis: It was gradual.

Cris Cohen: So there's a bit of a learning curve.

Huey Lewis: No question about it. My favorite story… Paul Newman was interviewed as part of a big retrospective of his career. They asked him, "What do you see when you watch your old films?" He said, "I think about what a lousy actor I was. I had no idea that for my first 10 years I was just terrible."

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