Quotes About Performance

I've done every kind of touring known to mankind. I've played the big and the small places.

Touring is very routine. You get to the city, you go to the hotel, you got to be at the hotel by a certain time - it's very routine. I'm not a very structured person, so when I get some structure, it's cool; it's good for me.

In my touring rig, there's a pedal drawer, where I'm able to switch pedals in and out, going into the front of the amp.

Touring can be quite a dull life.

Touring is always important to me. It's like a big IOU to my fans, because I know they are the reason I exist.

Money's really - you know, song writing, yes, there's money to be made and things like that. But really, when you talk about the real money, you talk about touring. No question.

I learned so much about playing and touring being on the road and in the studio with Jeff, but I'd always played a lot of gigs in Seattle even prior to joining the Fusion.

I am a touring artist - I get a kick out of it, like, a huge kick.

I'm doing a lot of touring and things have been really busy for me.

For artists, the majority of the money we make comes from us being on the road and touring.

My folks met at the University of Oklahoma, in the theater department in the 1940s. They were married touring the country in 'Cinderella' and 'Snow White.' My mother was married in Cinderella's costume; the dwarves were the best men.

A lot of people can't stand touring but to me it's like breathing. I do it because I'm driven to do it.

When you're touring, you only see the auditorium and the hotel room. You can't go out because you get mobbed. You're tired, edgy and under pressure. The fun had gone out of it, so we decided to walk away from it all.

You know, when you really connect with the instrument and everything just comes out on an emotional level very naturally through your playing. That's, you know, a great night. And I think the reason I love touring so much is you're chasing that high around all the time, trying to have another good night.

There's nothing more that I enjoy doing as much as touring. It's basically being able to connect with the fans without all the madness that goes on in my regular life.

Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's about making records but it's also about taking a wonderful smile onto that stage and making the people feel good about themselves.

Touring can be repetitive at times.

The Rolling Stones set the bar to where I look to as a band. But I don't envision myself touring in the way they do. My knees won't hold out.

I love touring; if it were up to me I'd be touring all the time.

I believe that intermittent live performance has cut short the writing lives of touring musicians.

Touring is hard on the body.

We love touring. We love being in front of the fans.

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move.

Touring doesn't kill me and I can handle it.