Oh yes, the coins!!! There were some quite surreal conversations with drum techs around the world when he explained that he would be aiming for the queen! A 2 pence piece secured by gaffer tape was his weapon of choice to get that patented sizzle...
This is obviously a tough one to find the words for...I wouldn't want to say too little and sound vacuous, but then - if I were to get started: well, there are stories and memories for days. All I can really say is that it was one of the most unbelievable privileges to listen to him for more than a decade from one of the best seats in the house.
If anyone is curious to hear the latter-day Louis, this is from the last tour we did. You can see at this point that he's even struggling to walk, but the fire and commitment is as relentless as it ever was. Hymns, music from the Blue Notes, the Brotherhood, the joyful noise writ large: