It keeps me honest. I'll play gigs at various pubs and clubs around town, but the kind of reception you get there isn't indicative of how well you play. Or if you're playing something people like. But when people stop to listen to you on the street, even pay you a few coins? Then you know that you're doing right by them.

[His grin is soft as he talks. He doesn't exactly mean to ignore her second question. It just sort of happens as he gets lost in describing the feeling of busking best he can.]