--- title: "1 Live Experience Quotes By Matt Tong" description: "1 Live Experience quotes by Matt Tong. Plus more from Matt Tong and more Live Experience sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/matt-tong-24067_able_the-live-experience-and-the-recorded-exp_2168944.jpg" --- > [The live experience and the recorded experience are totally different. When you're recording an album, you won't be able to immerse people in sound. When you play live, you want to grab people on the visceral level. They're completely different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/the-live-experience-and-the-recorded-experience-are-totally-different/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/matt-tong-24067_able_the-live-experience-and-the-recorded-exp_2168944.jpg) ## More by Matt Tong > [Nobody starts a band to make friends; you do it because of the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/nobody-starts-a-band-to-make-friends-you-do-it-because-of-the-music/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [There's too much rock that relies a fetishism or nostalgia for the old ways. That's a real enemy to music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/there-s-too-much-rock-that-relies-a-fetishism-or-nostalgia-for-the/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [I have a real problem with rock music because it seems that lineage doesn't really exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/i-have-a-real-problem-with-rock-music-because-it-seems-that-lineage/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [I want the words to be read in conjunction with the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/i-want-the-words-to-be-read-in-conjunction-with-the-music/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [Patriotism is a joke in the UK.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/patriotism-is-a-joke-in-the-uk/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [I don't really believe in the use of drum machines live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/i-don-t-really-believe-in-the-use-of-drum-machines-live/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [I'm finding it hard to listen to other rock bands. It's been hard for me for a long time, but now I can't listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/i-m-finding-it-hard-to-listen-to-other-rock-bands-it-s-been-hard-for/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [Youth is so cynical. There's never anything to believe in as a teen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/youth-is-so-cynical-there-s-never-anything-to-believe-in-as-a-teen/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [It's frustrating that people attribute something to certain songs and that's not what they're about at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/it-s-frustrating-that-people-attribute-something-to-certain-songs-and/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [After a while, you start to believe that your opinions are more valid than everyone else's. It can be hard to be humble about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/after-a-while-you-start-to-believe-that-your-opinions-are-more-valid/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [I feel that's important that I have some place to go that isn't on the cover of a magazine. I signed up to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/i-feel-that-s-important-that-i-have-some-place-to-go-that-isn-t-on/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [You want to reach people on a real level and have a fan base that understands you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/you-want-to-reach-people-on-a-real-level-and-have-a-fan-base-that/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [You can't help hearing things that are popular when you're young and impressionable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/you-can-t-help-hearing-things-that-are-popular-when-you-re-young-and/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [Everyone tries to research your background. I have a real fear of celebrity and exposing my real self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/everyone-tries-to-research-your-background-i-have-a-real-fear-of/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) > [Even that word depends on what you mean by pop. I mean, pop music has currency. It could just be about that girl who's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/even-that-word-depends-on-what-you-mean-by-pop-i-mean-pop-music-has/) [Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-experience/matt-tong/#itemlist", "name": "1 Live Experience Quotes By Matt Tong", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The live experience and the recorded experience are totally different. When you're recording an album, you won't be able to immerse people in sound. When you play live, you want to grab people on the visceral level. They're completely different.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matt Tong" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/the-live-experience-and-the-recorded-experience-are-totally-different/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/matt-tong-24067_able_the-live-experience-and-the-recorded-exp_2168944.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/matt-tong-24067_able_the-live-experience-and-the-recorded-exp_2168944.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/matt-tong-24067_able_the-live-experience-and-the-recorded-exp_2168944.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The live experience and the recorded experience are totally different. When you're recording an album, you…” — Matt Tong", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-experience/matt-tong/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-experience/matt-tong/", "name": "Live Experience Quotes by Matt Tong", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-experience/matt-tong/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/matt-tong-24067_able_the-live-experience-and-the-recorded-exp_2168944.jpg" }, "description": "1 Live Experience quotes by Matt Tong. Plus more from Matt Tong and more Live Experience sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-experience/matt-tong/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-experience/matt-tong/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Live Experience", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-experience/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Matt Tong", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-experience/matt-tong/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```