President Obama hosted some of the world’s most well-known musicians last night for an event honoring the blues at the White House. The concert was held as part of a series of events marking Black History Month. Obama called the performance a perk of the job as president.

President Obama: “Some nights, when you want to go out and just take a walk, clear your head, or jump into a car just to take a drive, you can’t do it. Secret Service won’t let you. And that’s frustrating. But then there are other nights where B.B. King and Mick Jagger come over to your house to play for a concert, so I guess things even out a little bit.”