tonight todd rundgren. hits like "hello it's me" put him on the map. the producing of "bat out of hell" made him a pioneer. i talked with him and asked how many instruments he plays. >> technically i only play the guitar. that's the only instrument i'm comfortable playing in front of other people. most of the other instruments that aye played are anecdotal. i just learn as much as i need to know to get the sound i want out of it. >> you've had so many hits that weathered the test of time. did you know when you wrote them, did you know when you played them they were going to be hits? >> i never sat out to write a hit record, at least not initially. there were points in time where i figured music was formulaic i might deconstruct whatever i hit and write to that. ♪ hello it's me >> "hello it's me" was the first song i ever wrote, the very first song. >> the first song? >> it's haunted me ever since like an albatross. >> what's it like playing a song today? >> it can be fun if the audience lets me do in a way that's fun for me. ♪ hello it's me >> rt. obvi