Kevin Boyce interviewed Julian five days before his appearance on "The David Letterman Show" for the radio industry magazine, "Pro: QB" (Progressive Quarterback).

Here are a few excerpts from that interview:

QB: Do you have touring or video plans for the album?

Julian: ...My journey to the States will involve two or three months of promotional work, after which I'll be coming back through Europe to some of the territories we didn't get to previously. Then, promotion in South America for a couple of weeks, and a short break. I imagine July is when we're looking at for a tour. What I'm trying to put together is a limited tour that involves charity shows. At every location we play, one show will be a full charity donation show. What we do is find out what the worst problem is in that location.

The example I've been using at the moment is if it's about kids - children with AIDS or homeless or abused - we ask at the front door for blankets, clothes, cuddly toys, or how much your conscience allows you to take out of your pocket. From my point of view, I don't earn a penny from the shows, I just want to get up and play and sing and hopefully do a bit of helping out on the way.

Another brief idea we're trying to incorporate is we're looking at approaching arts communities so that in the theaters that we do play, the foyer becomes a gallery for local arts. There will be painting, sculptures and written word, to give artists a helping hand and a step-up on the same nights as the charity shows.

QB: Everyone knows so much about your father, yet few people know about your step-father, the late Roberto Bassanini. What kind of influence was he in your life?

Julian: Number one, he was the guy that took me to school and picked me up. He was the guy who took me to the movies and took me on holiday. He was the male father figure in my life. He truly was that to me; this was the man. The most important and special thing that he gave to me was he had a joie de vivre, a joy of life unlike anybody I've known. He just loved every moment of life and felt it should all be enjoyed as much as possible.

To live every moment. That's become part of my philosophy over the past couple of years after resolving many of the problems I felt I had on the personal and professional level. Once I figure I'd gotten most of them out of the way, I could actually start living and breathing and enjoying every moment, which is the only way I chose to go these days. That was his influence.