I recall speaking to Ralph McTell a good few years ago, when I was MC at a concert he was part of. I asked him if he ever felt pressure that lots of his audience are, as well as those who love his music in general, musicians who put him on a bit of a pedestal regarding his guitar style and technique.

He said it works like this; he may be a good guitarist and there are those who wonder how he does it. Perhaps if they practiced every day for at least two hours, regardless of whether there was a concert last night and a concert tonight.. Perhaps they will eventually answer their own question.

I was rather taken by that. Mind you, I don't manage the time, and hence I get cross with myself when I get something wrong that a few years ago I might have got right every time. Funny that...