He played for three hours nonstop in just very brief breaks between songs. He's had the kind of longevity that most musicians dream about. And I was thinking briefly about what makes him extraordinary. His voice is fine, but it's not amazing. But he became a sensation for writing lyrics that captured the blue collar spirit and showed the distance between the American dream and the American reality.

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