Roger Hodgson: Bringing Supertramp Classics To The Masses

Roger Hodgson, the voice behind so many of Supertramp greatest hits is back on the road for his first full band tour in decades. Hodgson performs all his best loved Supertramp classics on stage, including "The Logical Song," "Take The Long Way Home," "Give A Little Bit," "It's Raining Again," and "Breakfast In America." Hodgson, who led the band with Rick Davies, walked away from Supertramp in 1983 to raise his kids -- but is no back on the boards touring across Europe and North America with the energy of a player half his age.

Hodgson revealed that it was actually during Supertramp's crowning moment in 1979 that he first felt the pangs of wanting to leave the band behind: "To tell you the truth, success, I think, is the biggest test any artist or band can face. I remember there was a day halfway through the Breakfast In America tour, which was a long 120-date tour that we did, the fun went out of it. There was a day. The band stopped jamming at soundchecks and having fun in that way, so it became very dry. And it kind of filtered out everywhere -- through the crew. 'Cause I was very proud of the way we used to tour; the band and the crew were like one big family. But with Breakfast In America that kind of changed and it didn't feel unified anymore."