How much of that encounter happened exactly as you tell it and how much got a little help from your songwriter's license? Is it a true story?

It is a true story, and I just actually revisited the monk last month.

I was close to the temple, so me and my friend Bill Host, he drove again to visit the monks.

So it is a true story.

Bill drove about an hour.

When we got to almost the top of the mountain, Bill stopped the jeep and he said, we got here.

As soon as I opened the door, I heard Japanese talking to me, which is very, very surprising.

Have you ever played somewhere with such extraordinary acoustics that the setting felt like another musician playing along?