A ON JON I'M ALWAYS HAPPY YOU CAN COME OUT HERE AND DO A NEW
SONG FOR US.
YOU HAVE A NEW ALBUM.
TELL US WHAT IT'S CALLED.
>> "HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS.
BELOW OF.
>> Stephen: WHERE DOES THAT OF THAT COME FROM?
>> A PAINTING FROM 1983.
>> I'M WORKING ON A MUSICAL HEADED TO BROADWAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: TELL ME ABOUT
RECORDING THE ALBUM.
WHAT WAS THE PROCESS LIKE.
>> T BONE BURNETT AND I RECORDED IT TOGETHER IN A CHURCH
CONVERTED INTO A STUDIO IN MY HOMETOWN.
AND WE CUT THE LIGHTS OUT, COMPLETELY PITCH-BLACK FOR ABOUT
THREE DAYS, AND I TRIED TO CHANNEL THE HEROES YOU KNOW,
NINA SIMONE, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, CHARLIE PARKER-- JUST TRYING TO
CHANNEL THEM.
AND, ALSO, JUST BECOME VULNERABLE IN THE ROOM, AND KIND
OF LET MY TRUTH COME OUT OF THE INSTRUMENT.
>> Stephen: WAS IT SPOOKY AT ALL, BECAUSE YOU'RE IN A DARK
CHURCH?
>> Jon: IT WAS KIND OF SPOOKY.
I COULD FEEL THAT THERE WERE SOME PRESENCES IN THE ROOM.
>> Stephen: WELL WHAT, DOCUMENT PEOPLE TO GET FROM THE
ALBUM?
>> MAN, THESE DAYS THINGS ARE VERY, VERY TOUGH TO DEAL WITH.
AND I WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE A MEDITATION THAT DOESN'T RESULT
IN DESPAIR BUT HOPE.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: LANDMARKS
PERFORMING HIS SINGLE "DON'T STOP" FROM HIS NEW ALBUM,
"HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS," JON BATISTE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ WHEN IT COMES TO LOVING ME DON'T STOP
♪ I KNOW THERE AIN'T NO GUARANTEE
BUT DON'T STOP ♪ LET'S KEEP IT SHAKING WHILE WE
CAN ♪ YOU DON'T NEED ANOTHER MAN
WE'LL KEEP ROLLING WITH THE PLAN ♪ DON'T STOP
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ WHEN IT'S NEAR TO CLOSING TIME
DON'T STOP ♪ PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE
DON'T STOP ♪ WE'LL DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY
WON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY ♪ NO PAUSE, PRESS PLAY, DON'T
STOP ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ DON'T STOP DREAMIN' DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'
♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW THAT OUR TIME IS COMING UP
♪ SO WITH ALL YOU'VE GOT DON'T STOP
♪ THERE'S A REASON THAT YOU'RE HERE
DON'T STOP ♪ YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO FEAR
SO DON'T STOP ♪ THIS TRAIN HAS LEFT THE
STATION AND WHO KNOWS WHAT DESTINATION
♪ THIS LOVE IS FOR THE TAKING DON'T STOP
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ DON'T STOP DREAMIN'
DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' ♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW THAT OUR TIME
IS COMING UP ♪ LET'S SOAK UP THE DAY
AND DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY ♪ SO WITH ALL YOU'VE GOT
DON'T STOP ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ SO WITH ALL YOU'VE GOT DON'T STOP ♪
♪ ♪ ♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: JON BATISTE, EVERYBODY!
"HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS" COMES OUT ON FRIDAY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.