I have long created music but the idea of getting up on stage and people knowing who I am has absolutely no appeal to me. Performing, yes. Fame, no thanks.

It won't work for a lot of acts - the idea of a "front-man" is what makes or breaks many bands. As you say, the personality, the life that a musician can bring to accompany the music.

But I'm an old man. Music these days is so mechanised and templated for the audience that there's little reason live music won't follow suit.