I think the first time I ever wore a tuxedo was when I played at the Talk Of The Town in 1967, because it was a nightclub and that was the thing to do.
Chance wore a white tuxedo with tails. On anyone else? Doopy. On him? Yes, please.
I'm a bit of a traditionalist; the ballroom is all about tails and I never mess about with that. But for the Latin you can have a bit fun: tight trousers, gold shirt open to my waist, be a bit ridiculous.
You're dressed in a tuxedo, you wear a bow tie. A bow tie with a tuxedo is more formal than a straight tie with a tuxedo.
When we go to the opera, we put the clothes on we know we must wear for there.
I'm just a hoofer with a spare set of tails.
I think I look pretty decent in a tux.
I think with black tie, you can't really do too much. I think you have to pretty much stick to the rules on that.
Where I went to school, Eton College, we had to wear dark trousers, a tailcoat, and a stiff, starched collar every day, and that was fine with me: Part of the reason I wanted to go there was because I've always loved dressing up.
