"You are my love at first sight, and though you're scared to be near me, my words penetrate your thought now in an intimate prelude, " Keyes wrote.

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You fans are my number one and I love playing here in New York.

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And as the Pritzkers and so many others here can attest, if you love architecture there are few better places to live than in my hometown of Chicago. (Applause.) It is the birthplace of the skyscraper -- a city filled with buildings and public spaces designed by architects like Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry, who is here tonight.

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But, at the same time, there's another group of residents who are going, you know, while I love art, I'd rather have a police officer on my block.

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