Gigs Quotes · Page 5

You learn to read the audiences after a while, and there are all different kinds of gigs.

— Van Morrison

When my dad toured in '91, I think my first gig properly was the Tokyo Dome, 50,000 people indoors. That was pretty…

— Dhani Harrison

I tried the religion scam in Miami, so I know how hard that gig is. But, if you can get it to…

— Lenny Bruce

What are your favorite jazz clubs? Planning gigs to play for later this year & want to get your feedback

— Melissa Morgan

There's a lot of variety in our gigs, our records, our mixtapes, and our videos.

— Dan Smith

My most favourite gigs that ever happened were solo, before The Monkees ever happened.

— Peter Tork

[Charles McPherson] was kind enough to go to a record gig of mine where we recorded a song of his.

— Jon Gordon

Luce blushed. "Then what kind of angel are you?" "I'm sort of in between gigs right now," Daniel said.

— Lauren Kate

Of course, uh, the universe is gradually slowing down and, uh, will eventually collapse inwardly on itself, according to the laws of…

— Bill Bailey

I paid my dues. I have crawled to gigs. I have served people coffee. I worked hard selling all these records out…

— Valerie June

Being as versatile as I am, I take offense to the notion that no serious musician would not be doing a late…

— Kevin Eubanks

I wrote for Roseanne. I wrote her stand-up act with her. I wrote with Tom Arnold. There was a period when I…

— Judd Apatow

Maia pulled on a braid. "I ran into Eric of all people. He told me what happened and that you'd backed out…

— Cassandra Clare

I've had the pleasure of working closely with Marc Von Em as a singer, but when I heard his original stuff, I…

— Rob Thomas

When I look back, I don't remember the best of the best. I don't remember arena shows with 20,000 people. I remember…

— Vince Gill

I first became interested in style when I was 16 and I had my first couple of gigs. I realised I couldn't…

— Tinie Tempah

I was a big fan of Gary Moore, he was my buddy and I miss him a lot. I loved his playing…

— Jack Bruce

Basically that you can do anything. If you pool your resources,and just give up the idea that you're going to act like…

— Joss Whedon

I feel like my music is just an extension of my acting. I treat the songs like scenes that tell a story...…

— Grey DeLisle

I listen to everything. As I told you, sometimes I just want to shut off from music and be silent. Then I…

— A. R. Rahman

The key to the city of Florence was about two feet long, and painted a garish gold. Hamilton was fascinated by it.…

— Gordon Korman

The Jesus freaks were the worst. While the ‘Suicide Solution’ case was going through the courts they followed me around everywhere. They…

— Ozzy Osbourne

They're very sociable occasions and there's no barriers between us and the audience. It's customary that after our performances, we go out…

— Ric Sanders

I wrote on the Grammys, and a few times for Garry Shandling when he was hosting. I couldn't have enjoyed those gigs…

— Judd Apatow

I never thought that I would be so attracted to television, but I don't think gigs like 'Dexter' come along too often.

— Jennifer Carpenter

Actually, I've been doing stand-up on the quiet for the last 15 years, in the form of corporate gigs.

— Alexander Armstrong

The most common occupation for women in G rated films is royalty - which is a great gig, if you can get…

— Geena Davis

It's a two-dimensional gig being a singer, and you can get lost in your own tedium and repetition.

— Robert Plant

I've always felt that if people just came to one of my gigs, all would be revealed.

— Chris Rea

At the end of '69 I did a gig with Jean Luc Ponty here in L.A. He was an electric violinist.

— George Duke

I try to keep performing as much as possible - I just like to. I used to take huge gaps off between…

— Eddie Izzard

If you're doing 70 gigs in a tour, there's a lot of responsibility. People need a big night out, and you're providing it.

— Russell Howard

My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called 'Love for Sale,' and that…

— Terrence J

When I'm home, I practice four or five hours a day...I warm up for an hour before a gig.

— Art Farmer

It's fun! Just fun...I don't think of it as a cabaret act per se, I call it more of a gig, if…

— Frances Ruffelle

I remember Gale Gordon was in the pilot [of Hi Honey, I'm Home], and it was one of my very first professional…

— Julie Benz

If you speak to Iggy Pop, John Lydon or the Foo Fighters and ask them to name their favourite three gigs I…

— Jim Kerr

Every band I knew or played with had flyers and properly-recorded demos and contacts; I couldn't even get a gig.

— Beck

What, in the devil's name, is the use of respectability, with never so many gigs and silver spoons, if thou inwardly art…

— Thomas Carlyle

I feel like my music is just an extension of my acting. I treat the songs like scenes that tell a story...…

— Grey DeLisle