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However, he broke down in tears after some performances. And even after a place he think he was fine, “I saw some fans shed tears and then I lost it.”
When he’s off the stage, Caputo (who, after 20 years still on the road with him and remains an honorary fourth member of the LFO) or drummer Floyd McCollum will test him. “They are always waiting,” Fischetti said. “‘Okay, where is he? Is he going to have a breakdown?'” They’re asking, “Do I need a hug? They’re all looking at me, like, ‘Okay?’ ‘Um, I think I’m fine.”
However, he continued, “a lot of fans commented, ‘I don’t know how you do it every night.’ And there are nights when I think, ‘Okay, that’s enough. I’ve had enough, I’m done, I’m retired, that’s too much.’ But then he would go to the merchandise table and take selfies with the fans, “and they filled me with these beautiful words of love and respect,” he said. “And then I said, ‘Okay, I can’t stop.'”
Continuing to replace Cronin and Lima “isn’t what I want to do,” Fischetti insisted. “It’s a regrettable honor. But as long as people continue to support my mission, then I will continue to do it.”
