"OUT OF THE WOODS," I LOVE THAT SONG.

- THANK YOU.

[cheers and applause]

WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED. - I KNOW.

THEY'RE VERY EXCITED.

[cheers and applause]

BECAUSE THIS IS VERY EXCITING.

AND THE MIRACLE IS, IT HAS NOT LEAKED YET.

THAT'S AMAZING. - NO, NOT--

NO, IT HASN'T, NOT REALLY. - THAT'S GREAT.

- YEAH. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I MEAN, IT'S BEEN SOMETHING I'VE WANTED TO DO

FOR A REALLY LONG TIME,

AND I TOOK TWO YEARS TO MAKE IT.

- AND YOU SHOULD BE EXCITED. IT'S A FANTASTIC--

THE ENTIRE THING.

AND TO TAKE TWO YEARS OFF-- AND YOU'VE BEEN ON SUCH A ROLL,

AND YET--I MEAN, "SHAKE IT OFF" IS SUCH A GREAT SONG

AND SO CATCHY AND SO AMAZING

THAT IT JUST WENT CRAZY.

NOW "OUT OF THE WOODS"-- AND I THINK "ROLLING STONE"

JUST GAVE IT A FOUR-STAR REVIEW.

ISN'T THAT-- - YEAH.

AND SAID A BUNCH OF NICE STUFF.

- YES. - I WAS ALMOST CRYING.

[cheers and applause]

YEAH, THEY--

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- [speaking indistinctly]

- I DID.

YEAH, IT HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF US.

- YEAH, YEAH.

FELL DOWN IN SOME WATER. - I DID.

I FELL DOWN AND--

- THEN YOU GOT UP, AND THEN THEY TOOK--

- BUT YOU GET BACK UP. - YOU GET BACK UP.

- AND YOU KEEP GOING WITH THE PHOTO SHOOT.

THAT'S THE MESSAGE BEHIND THAT.

- OH, NOW WE KNOW. - YEAH, IS TO PERSEVERE.

- NOW WE KNOW. - YEAH.

- SO YOU INVITED A BUNCH OF YOUR FANS TO YOUR HOUSE,

CALLED THE SECRET SESSIONS.

- YES.

[cheers and applause]

- YOU--SO YOU--

HOW DID YOU CHOOSE-- HOW MANY PEOPLE WENT?

- OKAY, SO THIS WAS SOMETHING

I KIND OF CAME UP WITH THE CONCEPT FOR

BEFORE I WAS EVEN DONE WITH THE ALBUM.

I JUST KNEW I WAS GONNA BE SO EXCITED

ABOUT THIS RECORD

THAT I WAS GOING TO WANT TO PLAY IT FOR THE FANS EARLY,

AND THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE WHO I HAD SEEN ON THE INTERNET,

LIKE, WHO HAVE BEEN TO SO MANY SHOWS

OR THEY'VE BEEN TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS

OR THEY'VE WAITED AND HAVE NEVER MET ME BEFORE,

AND THEY'VE BEEN SO INCREDIBLE.

SO I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY CATERED

TOWARDS THOSE PEOPLE,

AND THE MORE AND MORE I THOUGHT ABOUT IT,

I KEPT AMPING IT UP.

I KEPT BEING LIKE, "WELL, IT'LL JUST BE LIKE--

IT'LL JUST BE ONE LITTLE SECRET GATHERING,"

AND THEN I MADE IT, "OH, IT'LL BE AT MY HOUSE."

AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, WE'LL DO IT AT ALL MY HOUSES."

AND THEN SO IT ENDED UP BEING 89 PEOPLE IN L.A.,

89 IN NASHVILLE, IN NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND,

AND IN LONDON.

- WOW, AND HAD YOU HAD MORE HOUSES...

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MORE PEOPLE COULD COME SEE.

- IF I--YES.

SO WE'LL WORK ON THAT FOR NEXT TIME.

- WOW. - BUT YEAH.

WE WOULD SPEND JUST HOURS TOGETHER,

ME PLAYING MY ALBUM FOR THEM ESSENTIALLY IN MY LIVING ROOM

AND EXPLAINING TO THEM WHAT I WROTE IT ABOUT,

AND THAT'S-- WELL, THAT'S HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE

WHO HAVE HEARD THE ENTIRE THING NOW,

AND YOU CAN'T FIND ANY INFORMATION

THEY'VE GIVEN ONLINE ABOUT IT.

- THAT'S REALLY COOL. - YEAH.

- THAT'S AMAZING. YOU HAVE GOOD FANS.