hiː wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻflˈɛkt ɔnðə mˈɛkənˌɪzəmz ænd mˈoʊɾɪvz ʌv ðɪs tˈʊɹ æz bˌiːɪŋ ɐ fˈeɪz ɪnðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə bˈænd hiː hæd fˈɔːɹmd, stˈeɪɾɪŋ: "fɔːɹ mˌiː, ɪt wʌz lˈaɪk bˈɪldɪŋ ðə hˈoʊl θˈɪŋ fɹʌm skwˈɛɹ wˌʌn.
He would later reflect on the mechanisms and motives of this tour as being a phase in the construction of the band he had formed, stating: "For me, it was like building the whole thing from square one.