Al Gore tried to rein in his adrenaline as the train churned between the two North American venues of his Live Earth concerts Saturday.

Gore, the former vice president and environmental activist, rattled off the latest details of companion concerts on six other continents before catching himself.

“I’m just so filled with enthusiasm and energy, I’m not letting you ask questions,” Gore said in an interview with The Associated Press.

It’s great to be passionate about the environment and global causes in general. In fact, it’s admirable. But when it comes on the heel of your child in crisis, it makes me turn a deaf ear. I think that enthusiasm and energy should be directed towards a certain namesake. I know you can’t necessarily control your kids especially when they are officially adults, but if one of my kids was in a downward spiral, that’s where all my enthusiasm and energy would shift.