Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.
He was very commanding and you had to know what you were doing to work for Mr. Rogers. I learned how to ride very quickly with him as my riding teacher.
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
I don't mind traveling that much when I can go somewhere and stay there for a while but touring is different. You rarely see anything. You get there early in the morning and you're resting all day and you go in and do a sound check and you do the show and then bam you're gone.