>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST IS NO STRANGER TO
THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER.
HE WAS DAVID LETTERMAN'S SIDEKICK AND BANDLEADER FOR 33
YEARS.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THIS THEATER THE GREAT PAUL SHAFFER!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: OH, MY GOODNESS.
WHOO-HOO!
MAN, DOES IT FEEL GOOD TO HEAR THAT SONG IN THIS THEATER RIGHT
NOW.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS -- WELL -- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: A SONG THAT YOU WROTE.
>> I DID.
I WROTE THE THEME OF THE DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW AND IT WAS, YOU
KNOW, PLAYED EVERY NIGHT FOR ALL THOSE 33 YEARS.
>> Stephen: YEP.
AND YOU HAVE TAKEN THAT INCOME OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF MY
CHILDREN.
( LAUGHTER ) ONLY KIDDING.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL RUN.
TO BE HERE, THOUGH, FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE IN MY -- THIS WAS MY
AREA -- >> Stephen: THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME YOU HAVE BEEN BACK HERE SINCE DAVE'S LAST NIGHT.
>> I AND MY BAND WERE OVER HERE AND DAVID WOULD BE WHERE JON IS
AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
O IT'S BEEN REVERSED AND IT'S LIKE BEING ON ACID A LITTLE
BIT.
>> Stephen: WELL, GOOD.
IN A GOOD WAY.
>> Stephen: WELL, WE FLIPPED THE STAGE BECAUSE WE WANTED YOU
ON SO MUCH THAT WE WANTED YOU TO FEEL WELCOME IN THE RIGHT STAGE
PORE THE INTERVIEW.
>> BACK IN MY SPOT, YES.
>> Stephen: DO YOU LIKE WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE PLACE?
>> I LOVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
THE LITTLE TOUCHES LIKE THIS.
INCREDIBLE.
WE HAD COVERED THIS UP.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THIS IS A BROADWAY HOUSE, THOUGH.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
WASN'T IT?
THE HAMMERSTEIN THEATER.
>> Stephen: 1927.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU TID THIS FOR 33 YEARS.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU MISS ABOUT BEING ON TV EVERY NIGHT?
>> WELL, EVERY NIGHT, YOU CERTAINLY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE YOUR
OPINION GOING TO BE EVERY NIGHT, AND I DON'T HAVE THAT TO FALL
BACK ON.
IT WAS PARTICULARLY GREAT AT FAMILY FUNCTIONS, SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS.
MARGARET, UNCLE ERNIE, LOVE TO SEE YOU BUT I'VE GOT A SHOW.
I WOULD BE FLYING, GOT TO MAKE THE SHOW, GET TO THE AIRPORT,
NICE TO SEE YOU, THOUGH.
DON'T HAVE THAT ANYMORE.
( LAUGHTER ) OTHERWISE, IT IS MAYBE A LITTLE
HEALTHIER.
TWO YEARS LATER I CAN LOOK BACK ON IT AND SAY, MY GOODNESS, WE
WERE A LITTLE WOUND TIGHT.
>> Stephen: 200 HOURS OF THIS A YEAR.
>> AND YOU NEVER REALLY COME DOWN, YOU ALWAYS HAVE ONE TO DO
THE NEXT NIGHT.
IT'S TRUE YOU CAN MAKE UP FOR YOUR MISTAKES, YOU CAN ALWAYS
HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE BUT YOU DON'T RELAX REALLY.
IT'S GREAT.
IT'S A REAL PRIVILEGE TO DO IT.
I HOPE YOU HAVE AS LONG A RUN AS WE HAD.
>> Stephen: OH, THANKS.
WE WILL.
WE'RE HAVING FUN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> AND THIS IS THE HIPPEST BAND
IN THE LAND.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S NOTICING BACKSTAGE JON ONE OF THE GREAT
JAZZ PIANIST, AND WHEN HE NOODLES -- A TECHNICAL TERM WHEN
THERE'S COMEDY GOING ON YOU DON'T WANT DEAD AIR, JUST
TINGLING ON THE PIANO.
THE HIP TERM IS NOODLING -- THIS IS HOW HE NOODLES --
( PIANO RIFF ) -- YEAH, BACH, BA BEETHOVEN, WE
WERE NOODLING.
I BROUGHT MY BAND.
THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS BAND.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE AN ALBUM.
I GOT THE BAND BACK AFTER TWO YEARS.
THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS BAND CAME BACK IN THE STUDIO AND MADE
A RECORD, CALLED THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS BAND.
WE'RE ON THE ROAD.
IN BEVERLY HILLS, WE'RE GOING TO PLAY AT THE SABAN THEATER.
ME AND VALERIE SIMPSON, EVERY MOTOWN SONG WE LOVE.
MARTIN SHORT IS COMING BY FOR A SPECIAL APPEARANCE, AND THEN WE
GO TO THE OTHER THREE.
COME OUT FOR IT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: ONE OF THE THINGS
YOU WERE KNOWN FOR OVER THE YEARS IS HOW WELL YOU DRESSED
RIGHT THERE.
>> YOU HAVE ALL THE DIFFERENT -- DIFFERENT COLORS, YES.
WHITE, OF COURSE, FOR SUMMER AROUND IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY
BRITISH ON THE SHOW.
BUT THIS MAN HAS PUT ME -- >> Stephen: I ASK, WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF JON'S OUTFITS, IS HE BRINGING HIS GAME?
>> IT'S NOT EASY TO PUT THE TWO BANDS TOGETHER.
THEIR BAND, OUR BAND, VALERIE SIMPSON AND ME SING AGO DUET.
I HAD A LOT OF TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.
WHEN I CALLED JON UP, I SAID, FIRST OF ALL, WHO IS YOUR
TAILOR, BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO FIND OUT -- YOU KNOW --
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELL, WE'RE SUPER
EXCITED YOU'RE HERE WITH JON.
THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS BAND WILL BE HERE, VAL SIMPSON, WE'LL
BE BACK WITH THAT PERFORMANCE BY PAUL SHAFFER.
DON'T MISS IT.