--- title: "12 Playing Stage Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Playing Stage quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Playing Stage sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/john-oates-7355_playing_i-like-playing-on-stage-don-t-get-me-wro_369634.jpg" --- > [I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-like-playing-on-stage-don-t-get-me-wrong/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/john-oates-7355_playing_i-like-playing-on-stage-don-t-get-me-wro_369634.jpg) > [We love the idea of really putting on a show. It's not just a band playing on the stage. There's a theatrical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/we-love-the-idea-of-really-putting-on-a-show-it-s-not-just-a-band/) [St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/st-lucia-2349_band_we-love-the-idea-of-really-putting-on-a_2782434.jpg) > [As much as I enjoy traveling and playing on stage as an artist, I really find my true sense of purpose in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-hunt/as-much-as-i-enjoy-traveling-and-playing-on-stage-as-an-artist-i/) [Sam Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-hunt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6d/sam-hunt-3215_art_as-much-as-i-enjoy-traveling-and-playing_320290.jpg) > [The whole thing with playing on a stage with mics and all that has always been kind of uncomfortable to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/the-whole-thing-with-playing-on-a-stage-with-mics-and-all-that-has/) [Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/444/jens-lekman-3213_always_the-whole-thing-with-playing-on-a-stage_1705287.jpg) > [I think the thing is we really have a great time playing on stage. I think that people really feel that. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-caffey/i-think-the-thing-is-we-really-have-a-great-time-playing-on-stage-i/) [Charlotte Caffey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-caffey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/charlotte-caffey-5530_good_i-think-the-thing-is-we-really-have-a-gr_2550176.jpg) > [Some people think of me as an actor and some as a movie star, so I sort of guess that makes me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/some-people-think-of-me-as-an-actor-and-some-as-a-movie-star-so-i/) [Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/laurence-fishburne-3533_actor_some-people-think-of-me-as-an-actor-and_495056.jpg) > [The more nervous I am, and the more insane a situation is, the more I love it and get addicted to it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-mosshart/the-more-nervous-i-am-and-the-more-insane-a-situation-is-the-more-i/) [Alison Mosshart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-mosshart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/alison-mosshart-34483_addicted_the-more-nervous-i-am-and-the-more-insan_2439400.png) > [I'd say recording and playing on stage are two completely different things. Being up in front of all people is like jumping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-berninger/i-d-say-recording-and-playing-on-stage-are-two-completely-different/) [Matt Berninger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-berninger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/939/matt-berninger-10530_different_i-d-say-recording-and-playing-on-stage-a_1309436.jpg) > [I've always loved performing. It was always very exciting for me. I don't get too nervous when I'm playing, but on every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-li/i-ve-always-loved-performing-it-was-always-very-exciting-for-me-i-don/) [George Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/715/george-li-61038_anxiety_i-ve-always-loved-performing-it-was-alwa_405780.jpg) > [Over the course of a day, you get to get a feel for where you're playing, so when you get out on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-nail/over-the-course-of-a-day-you-get-to-get-a-feel-for-where-you-re/) [David Nail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-nail/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f9/david-nail-24862_bonding_over-the-course-of-a-day-you-get-to-get_2340839.png) > [But I'd say recording and playing on stage are two completely different things. Being up there in front of all those people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-dessner/but-i-d-say-recording-and-playing-on-stage-are-two-completely/) [Aaron Dessner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-dessner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/aaron-dessner-11850_energy_but-i-d-say-recording-and-playing-on-sta_2558433.jpg) > [Sometimes if I'm not playing well on stage, I'll purposely play even worse; I'll tear it apart, because I'm so disgusted with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-blackmore/sometimes-if-i-m-not-playing-well-on-stage-i-ll-purposely-play-even/) [Ritchie Blackmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-blackmore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/ritchie-blackmore-11353_disgusted_sometimes-if-i-m-not-playing-well-on-sta_2425650.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-stage/#itemlist", "name": "Playing Stage Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-like-playing-on-stage-don-t-get-me-wrong/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/john-oates-7355_playing_i-like-playing-on-stage-don-t-get-me-wro_369634.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/john-oates-7355_playing_i-like-playing-on-stage-don-t-get-me-wro_369634.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/john-oates-7355_playing_i-like-playing-on-stage-don-t-get-me-wro_369634.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong.” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We love the idea of really putting on a show. 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