I would make tea for Joni Mitchell or clean her car, anything to be in the studio and watch her work.
Americans are crazy. They have this fascination with throwing their shoes on stage. I've been to a lot of shows in me life, some good and some bad. But I was never moved to take off me shoes and throw it at the lead singer.
I am not a second option person. It is that or nothing. If it is not the way I see it I prefer not to see it.