Quotes About Performance

I guess I think of a musical as something in which the music is sort of like the engine of the piece - whether it is in the theatre or in film.

I have a theory - if the music is good and you have good musicians, the name doesn't matter that much. There are a lot of examples of that. The name is just a calling card.

Bruce Reid is not the worst batsman there is at international level but those who are worse would not need to hire the Myer Music Bowl to hold a convention.

Reggae music really chills me out in my dressing-room before I head on stage.

I use the audience as my color palette, my instrument.

Rock 'n' roll is about music. Music. Music. Music. It's not about you, it's not about me, it's not about Oasis. It's about the tunes.

I've performed solo for 20 years now, but I don't do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music.

Rock music is predictable, unless theres great talent involved.

Classic music will always come across better on the ice because skating has such a rich history, rooted in tradition.

When an opera star sings her head off? she usually improves her appearance.

You can't sustain a fan base on a great catalog alone. You must take your music directly to the people.

I was in the school plays, I did a lot of music. I carried on through university for short films and loads of plays.

Troubadours travelled from town to town. They didn't really sing too good, which is the main reason they kept going.

Playing music for as long as I had been playing music and then getting a shot at making a record and at having an audience and stuff, it's just like an untamed force... a different kind of energy.

You'd think I'd have been happiest in my life playing music in front of 50,000 people at Gillette Stadium. But let me tell you, it's an odd feeling to feel alone in the spotlight.

I like that gathering moment where the music is about to begin, that moment right there. It's like jumping out of an airplane. It's that moment when the lights go out and then you're in it.

The music, of course, is important, but it's the energy that I bring to it that I think the public appreciate the most.

Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.

Traveling with a big band is like being an inmate in a traveling zoo.

I love to play music. So why endanger that with something like drugs?

I have this massive love for the whole culture of pop music... It's my fascination, my on-going passion.

If anyone has conducted a Beethoven performance, and then doesn't have to go to an osteopath, then there's something wrong.

In middle school, I really didn't have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama.

People are always asking me to do Shakespeare - at home, at colleges, on film locations, in restaurants. It's like playing a piece of music, getting all the notes. It's great therapy.