but i just love that -- why did you pick saugerties? how did you get there? >> well, we had come from the city, from new york, to find a a place where we wouldn't be disturbing anybody. every time we tried to make music, somebody would be "hey, turn it down in there." and -- and i really felt i had this yearning to have a a workplace, a sanctuary. somewhere that we could go and make all the music we wanted and nobody would say anything, and we found it. it was in the middle of a a hundred acres. and so we went there and spent so much time making music. the amount of noise that came out of that place is -- i'm to the band, you think? i mean, because you were already great. you were the hawks right? >> yeah. but this was when we had to -- to make our discovery. we had played -- you know, when i was a kid, when i was 16, i joined ronnie hawkins and the hawks. then it was the hawks. and then levon and the hawks. and then we hooked up with bob dylan. and then after that, it was time for us to make our move. and our move, we needed to find a workshop, a clubhouse,

>> it still is ugly as it was then. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i remember -- this was in west saugerties, right? >> yep. >> jimmy: i remember telling my parents, because it was for sale when i was in high school and i go, "we should buy big pink and turn it into a museum and, like, that's how we'll make money." and my parents were like, "we don't have money." [ laughter ] "we can't just buy another house. what's wrong with you?" how did you get there? >> well, we had come from the city, from new york, to find a a place where we wouldn't be disturbing anybody. every time we tried to make music, somebody would be banging on the walls saying, "hey, turn it down in there." and -- and i really felt i had this yearning to have a a workplace, a sanctuary. somewhere that we could go and make all the music we wanted and nobody would say anything, and we found it. a hundred acres. and so we went there and spent so much time making music. the amount of noise that came out of that place is -- i'm telling you, there's never been anything like it. >> jimmy: was that the secret to the band, you think? i

[ cheers and applause ] and to my left, we have the host of nbc's "tonight show" and saugerties sweetheart, jimmy fallon. [ cheers and applause ] tonight is an incredibly talented writer, director, producer and one of the minds behind "westworld," which airs sundays at 9:00 p.m. on hbo, please welcome j.j. abrams! [ cheers and applause ] >> hello. >> good to see you. >> wow, [ inaudible ] >> steve: and jimmy, you will be playing with one of the best-selling musicians of all time, his new album, "acoustic christmas" comes out tomorrow. it's neil diamond! [ cheers and applause ] s >> jimmy: oh my god. >> what's up, jimmy? >> jimmy: ay caramba. come on. >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. >> you should have brooklyn on yours too. >> jimmy: i was born in brooklyn, but yeah i was raised in -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: we're brooklyn. brooklyn versus -- [ inaudible ] >> steve: -- manhasset. >> jimmy: long island versus brooklyn right here. >> long island. >> jimmy: neil it's good to see you, buddy. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> steve: i will give each of you a password. >> jimmy: mhm.