I am still in awe of the fact that today at SXSW I got to hear Morrissey and Neil Young interviewed within hours of each other. I have an incredible amount of respect for both of them for their dedication to being creative regardless of what the industry or their fans expect and demand of them, and most importantly the fact that they write some damn good songs.

Neil brought tears to my eyes. He was sweet, funny, sincere, humble and couldn't be more down to earth. He is so happy to still be doing what he loves and thanked all of us for our and support in coming to see him.

Being just 10 feet away from Morrissey while he took part in an uncomfortable interview with David Fricke was mindblowing. I was sitting next to his fan/friend Winnie who he kept talking to during the interview. What a brilliant, witty, brutally honest, good hearted man. Oh, and he's not celibate anymore!

It was interesting to see how drastically Moz's persona changed from the man writhing and rolling his eyes during the interview and waiting for it's end, to the peformer last night at the Austin Music Hall who took of his shirt (twice!) and paraded around the stage (again making snide comments about Bush/bombing Iraq) singing his heart out. I think I lost my mind when he busted out, "How Soon is Now" and "Girlfriend in a Coma". He encored with "Last Night I Dreamt".