If you can remain true to the people who know you the best and not be sidetracked by the flashing lights and glimmering of the cameras, it's like, just being down-to-earth and just kind of staying real.
Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.
It didn't take long to recognise the shortcomings of the Soviet regime and to see the values of the free world.