Gigs Quotes · Page 2

Nothing is worse than going home and having not played a gig.

— Nicki Minaj

Even to play a dead body; that'd be an easy gig.

— Maria Thayer

This current round of gigs, I'm just doing it using pure electronics.

— Tom Jenkinson

How smartly September comes in, like a racing gig, all style, no confusion.

— Eleanor Clark

There's a lot of downtime when we're not on stage leading up to the gigs.

— Jeff Gutt

You never know which gig is going to be your last.

— Mika

I wasn't very big on going to school. I tried to get a gig as a luthier.

— Yngwie Malmsteen

With every gig we have to prove ourselves better than the night before.

— Anonymous

I'm not one of those people who sits around knowing all bands and going to gigs all the time.

— Nicholas Hoult

Every time I'm not on a project, I'm writing or in the studio or doing gigs DJing.

— Taryn Manning

One of my first gigs was as a guest star, and I was supposed to be a big imposing character.

— David Giuntoli

You don't realize that when you're young, and you're surprised there's a lot of people at your gig - you just think…

— Stephen Malkmus

Mary Gauthier's great. Yeah, we've played a lot of gigs together. She's really wonderful.

— Guy Clark

I did a gig in the U.S. once for the homeless. I said 'It's nice to see so many bums on seats.'

— Jimmy Carr

I'm a big fan of live music and going to gigs, but I'll leave it to the professionals.

— Colin Morgan

It's worth turning up to an awards gig if you know you've won one but, since you never do know, it's not…

— Arthur Smith

I never thought that I could make a living out of my voice, to be completely honest. I thought that I could…

— Ellie Goulding

'Sister Act' was my first audition out of school. I was 21 and cast as the understudy. It was non-Equity, so I…

— Patina Miller

I'd have to do unannounced gigs because your fans will laugh at everything because they know what you do already. What you…

— Noel Fielding

I always perform live. I've even received a cortisone injection when I was losing my voice before a big gig so I…

— Willam Belli

I was fortunate enough to have my kids early, so being a mom always ended up being a better gig than these…

— Heather Langenkamp

My music is not for everyone. It's only for the stong-willed, the [street] soldiers music. It's not like party music- I mean,…

— Tupac Shakur

I just want to move forward with what I love to do. I also love to travel and I love my family.…

— Tracy Spiridakos

There's always competition, especially in the EDM scene, but that keeps me motivated and focused. Everybody is really friendly though. I always…

— Martin Garrix

There was a band in San Diego, Bluegrass Etc, that played a weekly gig. My parents would take my brother and me…

— Sara Watkins

Let's just put the business aside and talk about family. Family's just amazing. My wife Jenny-Lynn is an incredible mother. Our son…

— J. Robert Spencer

Originally a promoter came and asked if I fancied doing a few student gigs. I was a little nervous. I thought they…

— Chesney Hawkes

I'd like to give every young teacher some good news. Teaching is a very easy job. Administrators will tell you what to…

— Rafe Esquith

I love festivals because they seem like more of an artsy, supportive attitude - which benefits a more theatrical performer sometimes with…

— Maria Bamford

I think I probably learned something from almost every gig that I've done, not only because each occurred at a different phase…

— Vinnie Colaiuta

The hour on stage is rarely a drag. In fact, I can't really say that its ever a drag. The few times…

— Joel Plaskett

I was sleeping in the woods one night after a gig we'd played somewhere, when I saw this girl appear before me.…

— Syd Barrett

Gigs in Scotland are always so much fun.

— Grace Chatto

I've had some bad gigs, don't get me wrong.

— Ellie Taylor

Usually I'm only using my instruments when I'm recording or playing a gig.

— Max Tundra

You make your own luck, Gig. You know what makes a good loser? Practice.

— Ernest Hemingway

Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at.

— Dave Chappelle

I did as many little charity gigs as I could.

— Raye

Obviously I still gig on my own, but I've always heard my music with a band.

— George Ezra

Oh yes, we've had some lovely gigs in the Liverpool area. They've been great.

— Jamie Cullum