( her glance up is measured, blown wide, starry. )

He's a philanthropist, ( she says, after a beat. ) And a musician. He has never, in his entire life, ever run an event that didn't—

He's so passionate about the things he cares for. He thinks he's just persuasive. People care about the things he cares about when he's talking to them; he wraps music around them and makes them care. They lean in to hear what he has to say.

( he's never set a fundraising target and missed it. )