Introduction

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Hi Bruce, welcome to HF! Great to have new people joining. I'm writing from Berlin, so also not in LA :-) The main reason for going is, in my opinion, that hearing Haley live is so totally mindblowingly great, beyond anything the recordings can do. Many have reported on that. I myself have only ever heard her sing one song, two years ago: at her very first post-AI concert in Europe, with PMJ in Berlin, and since she had just arrived she only sang "Habits" that first night - her first performance of Creep was a few concerts later and we all know what happened then. But still I can say from that one song: it is like taking a bath in sound, an incredible sound, a smooth and complex sound, a breathtaking and variable, all-is-new sound, just a once-in-a-lifetime voice. It's just an incredible experience. I had heard about that, read about it, but it really is like that, as I found dout. So that is the main reason you should go if you feel inclined. As for meeting, this was also my only opportunity, and surely it depends on circumstances and Haley is not where she was two years ago now in terms of savyness and how well she is known, but: then she was just around, totally open to speaking, just relaxed, chatty, also as so many have reported. So go see her, see what happens, you never know! I ended up exchanging more than a few words, had never expected it at all.