WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," EVERYBODY.
WE'RE HERE WITH OUR FRIEND BILL MURRAY AND HIS MUSICAL PARTNER.
WE ARE JOINED NOW BY BILL MURRAY'S MUSICAL PARTNER GERMAN
CELLIST JAN VOGLER.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: BEFORE WE BEGIN, WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?
>> SURE.
>> Stephen: A LITTLE RUM?
URE.
>> Stephen: A LITTLE SLICE OF ORANGE IN THERE.
JAN, TELL ME HOW YOU AND BILL MURRAY -- SURE, LET ME JUST GET
JAN GOING HERE.
>> JUST A WHISPER.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YEAH, OKAY, SO HOW
DID IT COME ABOUT, JAN, THAT YOU AND BILL MURRAY HAVE NOW CREATED
AN ALBUM CALLED BILL MURRAY AND JAN VOGLER AND FRIENDS "NEW
WORLDS" WHICH IS THE NUMBER ONE CLASSICAL ALBUM TOP OF THE
CHARTS RIGHT NOW?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT?
>> WE MET IN AN AIRPORT IN BERLIN IN MY HOMETOWN.
I WAS FLYING FROM NEW YORK, CAME TO A TOUR AND BILL AND I WORKED
TOGETHER.
WE MET AT THE AIRPORT AND BILL WAS WORRIED I WAS CARRYING THIS
BIG BOX WITH MY CELLO.
HE WAS WORRIED I WOULDN'T HAVE SPACE ON THE AIRPLANE.
HE WAS SITTING ON A WINDOW SEAT AND I WAS SITTING ACROSS THE
AISLE.
WE BECAME FRIENDS ON THE PLANE.
AFTER ABOUT TWO YEARS WE SUDDENLY HAD THIS IDEA OF
COLLABORATION DURING THE A WONDERFUL EVENT IN NEW YORK
CALLED THE POETRY WALK ACROSS THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
YOU MEET AT THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, HEAR WALT WHITMAN POETRY AND YOU
WALK TOGETHER.
I HEARD BILL RECITE AGO POEM I THOUGHT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND
TOUCHING AND THEN I JUST HAD SOME INSPIRATION.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THE POEM, BILL?
>> I DID A HANDFUL BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR WALT WHITMAN A SONG
FOR THE OPEN ROAD THAT STRUCK JAN AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.
IT'S A NICE EVENT AND THE POET'S HOUSE PUTS IT ON.
BUT -- ( CLEARING THROAT )
( LAUGHTER ) -- BUT IT'S BEEN FUN.
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN MAKING
THIS MUSIC.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN DOING IT.
THE POETRY PART OF IT IS PART OF THE SHOW THAT WE DO, IT'S PART
OF THE RECORD, TOO, AND JAN SAID, HOW ABOUT IF WE DO SOME
STUFF?
AND HIS FATHER MADE HIS READ AMERICAN LITERATURE AS A CHILD.
HE CAME BACK INTO HIS HOUSE AND HE HAS A STACK OF BOOKS EARNEST
HEMINGWAY, TRUMAN CAPOTE AND MARK TWAIN AND A HANDFUL MORE.
HE'S, LIKE, WHAT IF WE DID SOME OF THESE?
OKAY, WELL, GOOD.
HE'S GOT A GREAT MIND, JAN AND HE'S A RIDICULOUS CELLIST.
YOU WILL HEAR HIM IN A MOMENT.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU SINGING ON THIS ALBUM OR RECITING POETRY ON
THIS ALBUM?
>> DOING BOTH.
AND I'M READING.
READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC.
I READ AND WRITE SONGS AND POEMS AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING LIVE
SHOWS.
>> Stephen: DID YOU RECORD THIS IN BERLIN OR THE UNITED
STATES?
>> ON 37th STREET.
>> Stephen: YOU PERFORM STARTING MONDAY NIGHT?
>> WE'VE DONE HALF A DOZEN SHOWS IN GERMANY.
>> Stephen: AT CARNEGIE HALL, THOUGH.
WHEN DO YOU GUYS OPEN AT CARNEGIE HALL?
>> WELL, ON MONDAY ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: ON MONDAY, OKAY.
DID YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT JAN VOGLER BEFORE YOU MET HIM ON
THAT PLANE?
>> NO, AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS EITHER?
>> YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHO BILL MURRAY WAS?
>> HE HAD AN AURA, AND I KNEW HE WAS A FAMOUS PERSON.
YOU'RE TIGHT IN THE AIRPLANE, SOMETIMES IN YOUR BUBBLE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: HAVE YOU GONE TO
SEE CADDY SHACK?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> YES, AND I'VE SEEN -- ON THE
FLIGHT WAS SO MUCH FUN BECAUSE I ASKED BILL, I SAID, ARE THERE
ANY OF YOUR MOVIES ON THE PROGRAM?
AND HE WAS QUICK.
HE WAS, LIKE, YES ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS ON THE PROGRAM?
>> STRIPES.
>> Stephen: STRIPES.
I WASHED IT.
>> Stephen: I GOT MY AS KICKED IN WISCONSIN ONCE.
YEAH.
>> WE WERE SITTING TO EACH OTHER, I WAS WATCHING THE FILM
AND HE WAS READING.
( LAUGHTER ) >> IT WAS FUNNY.
IT WAS FUNNY.
>> Stephen: THAT'S FIRST CLASS.
THAT'S FIRST CLASS.
YOUR CELLO, BILL MURRAY AND JAN VOGLER, FIRST CLASS.
WAS ANYBODY NOTICING THE THREE OF YOU?
BECAUSE YOU'RE QUITE IMPOSING WITH YOUR CELLO IN THE SEAT NEXT
TO YOU AND BILL MURRAY.
DID YOU GET ANY ATTENTION FROM PEOPLE ON THE PLANE?
>> I GOT A NICE EMAIL THE OTHER DAY FROM A MAN IN FRONT OF US
WHO HEARD OUR CONVERSATIONS AND HE'S FLYING FROM GERMANY TO
CARNEGIE HALL TO HEAR THE CONCERT ON MONDAY.
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: CHEERS.
CHEERS, BILL.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE ALBUM CALLED "NEW WORLDS."
THEY ARE EXPLORING NEW WORLDS.
THEY WILL BE AT CARNEGIE HALL MONDAY.
THEY'RE PERFORMING WITH US LATER TONIGHT.
>> WOULD YOU WELCOME THIS GUY TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHOOT A T-SHIRT OFF THE STAGE?
( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: HOLD ON.
WE'RE DOING THIS AGAIN.
HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF US!
BILL MURRAY AND JAN VOGLER, EVERYBODY!