PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

Do you play an instrument? “I play the glockenspiel and the autoharp. But those are little kooky instruments.” —Maria Menounos
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Have you had any onstage mishaps? “I’m a little nervous about my dress tonight, but we’ll figure it out.” —Miri Ben-Ari (GETTY IMAGES)

—Roger Waters (GETTY IMAGES)

Do you have any preperformance rituals? “I like to check that my fly is done up.” —James Blunt (GETTY IMAGES)

Did you play in the school orchestra? “Yeah, it was awful. I played flute. I’m a pianist, not a flautist.” —Vanessa Carlton (GETTY IMAGES)

—Denise Rich(GETTY IMAGES)

What did you listen to when you were a kid? “I listened to a lot of classical music and couldn’t get enough of it” —Tim Gunn (GETTY IMAGES)

What music do you listen to at home, beside Billy’s? “We don’t listen to his music at home. We listen to a lot of classical.” —Katie Lee Joel

—Pat O’Brien (GETTY IMAGES)

Do you have any preperformance rituals? “I drink milk, which people stress that I’m not supposed to have before a performance.” —Mya
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What responses do you get to your blog? “None. I don’t want people to comment. I think there’s too many comments in the world.”
—John Mayer (GETTY IMAGES)

—Mike Bloomberg (GETTY IMAGES)

How’s your new album? “I can’t express it verbally; you just have to hear it.” —Mariah Carey (GETTY IMAGES)

—Quincy Jones (GETTY IMAGES)

What’s the premise of your new show? “Ben Stein and I are hosting a show to debunk the myth that models are dumb.” Are they? “Oh yes! Some of them are very stupid.” —Mary Alice Stephenson (GETTY IMAGES)