The nibble brings him back to the present with a tiny smile. "You can do the karaoke. You know I can't sing." Which doesn't always stop him, as he's been known to sing when he's happy, usually old sea chanties. His raspy voice suits the chanties all right, but he doesn't carry a tune that well and when he sings more modern songs it may take a minute listening to work out what he's actually going for.
It happens!