The concert is a polite form of self induced torture.

The live concert industry has become corporate-ized.

— Perry Farrell

When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew…

— John Tesh

I have fond memories of our concert performances.

— Momo Hirai

First concert I saw was a British boy band called Take That when I was 14 or 15. I went with nine girls from school.

— James Corden

My first concert ever was my freshman year of high school, at Blossom, and it was Lil Wayne and Young Money. It was wild.

— Larry Nance, Jr

Congratulations to each and every one of you for the concert last night in New York and vice versa.

— Eugene Ormandy

I've always said about 50% of what happens at a concert has to do with the audience. If you play for a dead audience…

— Billy Joel

Couples without kids have each other, their friends, families, and Siri to talk to. It's not like they're quarantining themselves in an underground bunker,…

— Jen Kirkman

It's funny, but to me, when you go to a concert hall and hear electronic pieces from the '60s, I think they sound really…

— Jonny Greenwood

There was a strange happening during a performance of Elgar's 'Sea Pictures' at a concert hall in Bermuda tonight, when the man playing the…

— Ronnie Barker

Of course we're still having the concert. Don't let a little rain ruin your night.

— Jo Dee Messina

At a concert sometimes, I get very emotional singing 'Tadap tadap ke.'

— KK

In the years that Ive seen concerts, when Ive paid to see somebody I want to see, there would be a certain amount of…

— Toby Keith

If I can do concert recitals, adapting the repertoire to my needs, then no problem, that's good enough. But with operas, unless the right…

— Jose Carreras

I would love to do a show at a Bon Jovi concert to get the people in that crowd. That's a good crowd to…

— Joe Gatto