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title: "23 Stage Playing Quotes by 23 authors"
description: "Browse 23 Stage Playing quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Stage Playing sayings and thoughts."
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> [It's a great gig, really: getting on stage, playing the guitar, singing. For a living, it's super.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolores-o-riordan/it-s-a-great-gig-really-getting-on-stage-playing-the-guitar-singing/)

[Dolores O'Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolores-o-riordan/)

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> [My best exercise is going on stage and playing, but I stay active. I don't just sit around on my butt all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-anthony/my-best-exercise-is-going-on-stage-and-playing-but-i-stay-active-i/)

[Michael Anthony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-anthony/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf3/michael-anthony-8865_best_my-best-exercise-is-going-on-stage-and-p_1237846.jpg)

> [The best thrill is standing on stage and playing - other than being married to my wife.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tesh/the-best-thrill-is-standing-on-stage-and-playing-other-than-being/)

[John Tesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tesh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/john-tesh-11469_adventure_the-best-thrill-is-standing-on-stage-and_786641.jpg)

> [Whether you are on stage or playing golf, all it takes is one person to throw everything off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darius-rucker/whether-you-are-on-stage-or-playing-golf-all-it-takes-is-one-person/)

[Darius Rucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darius-rucker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab8/darius-rucker-2507_everything_whether-you-are-on-stage-or-playing-golf_1689458.png)

> [They were stars on this stage, each playing to an audience of two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/they-were-stars-on-this-stage-each-playing-to-an-audience-of-two/)

[F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a6/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_audience_they-were-stars-on-this-stage-each-playi_2115960.jpg)

> [Here I am, on the road again. There I am, up on the stage. Here I go, playing star again. There I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-seger/here-i-am-on-the-road-again-there-i-am-up-on-the-stage-here-i-go/)

[Bob Seger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-seger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31f/bob-seger-4275_art_here-i-am-on-the-road-again-there-i-am-u_1720074.png)

> [I want to keel over on stage playing King Lear at age 99 or something like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/i-want-to-keel-over-on-stage-playing-king-lear-at-age-99-or-something/)

[Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/rainn-wilson-4323_age_i-want-to-keel-over-on-stage-playing-kin_1269465.png)

> [The thing that I don't like is the selfie when people turn their back to the stage. I'm playing my heart out,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nita-strauss/the-thing-that-i-don-t-like-is-the-selfie-when-people-turn-their-back/)

[Nita Strauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nita-strauss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/nita-strauss-9769_animal_the-thing-that-i-don-t-like-is-the-selfi_311226.jpg)

> [When you're on stage playing, when I plug in a guitar and chord, I'm 16 years old again. I feel the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/when-you-re-on-stage-playing-when-i-plug-in-a-guitar-and-chord-i-m-16/)

[Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/619/billy-squier-4506_again_when-you-re-on-stage-playing-when-i-plug_2281013.png)

> [I'm at the transition place myself, still playing high school girls but moving to a stage when I'm playing older roles and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tatiana-maslany/i-m-at-the-transition-place-myself-still-playing-high-school-girls/)

[Tatiana Maslany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tatiana-maslany/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/tatiana-maslany-4382_exciting_i-m-at-the-transition-place-myself-still_768975.jpg)

> [Growing up, I was a very shy kid but I felt that being on stage or playing another character would somehow open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-tyler-ferguson/growing-up-i-was-a-very-shy-kid-but-i-felt-that-being-on-stage-or/)

[Jesse Tyler Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-tyler-ferguson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/987/jesse-tyler-ferguson-18405_character_growing-up-i-was-a-very-shy-kid-but-i-fe_1799605.jpg)

> [Sometimes the worst thing that can happen is, 'Oh, I'm on stage playing a song,' because you're daydreaming about something else, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-reznor/sometimes-the-worst-thing-that-can-happen-is-oh-i-m-on-stage-playing/)

[Trent Reznor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-reznor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/trent-reznor-1853_about_sometimes-the-worst-thing-that-can-happe_20042.jpg)

> [Getting out on stage and playing music for people feels great when people are cheering for you, that's obviously really exciting. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mangan/getting-out-on-stage-and-playing-music-for-people-feels-great-when/)

[Dan Mangan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mangan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56c/dan-mangan-13674_bigger_getting-out-on-stage-and-playing-music-f_1843574.png)

> [Well it was a lot fun with John Boy and stuff, but I always knew that I wanted to be on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-montgomery/well-it-was-a-lot-fun-with-john-boy-and-stuff-but-i-always-knew-that/)

[Eddie Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-montgomery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/eddie-montgomery-72019_boys_well-it-was-a-lot-fun-with-john-boy-and_423473.jpg)

> [I love playing with a full band, but there's just like a different feeling up on stage when you're playing with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kris-allen/i-love-playing-with-a-full-band-but-there-s-just-like-a-different/)

[Kris Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kris-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/kris-allen-12048_band_i-love-playing-with-a-full-band-but-ther_3072612.jpg)

> [If you've got a camera that's two feet away from you, you have to bring it all back down. It's a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/if-you-ve-got-a-camera-that-s-two-feet-away-from-you-you-have-to/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/george-mackay-25233_camera_if-you-ve-got-a-camera-that-s-two-feet-a_2945986.jpg)

> [I remember when I was a kid and I used to go and see Queen play live. It was like there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-smear/i-remember-when-i-was-a-kid-and-i-used-to-go-and-see-queen-play-live/)

[Pat Smear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-smear/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/pat-smear-24330_band_i-remember-when-i-was-a-kid-and-i-used-t_817008.jpg)

> [I can change the arrangements on stage while I am playing or singing, doing signs to the musicians to change things because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/i-can-change-the-arrangements-on-stage-while-i-am-playing-or-singing/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/rokia-traore-16288_arrangements_i-can-change-the-arrangements-on-stage-w_753564.jpg)

> [I think the idea of being on stage and playing for people, and being able to inject a little bit of joy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimbra/i-think-the-idea-of-being-on-stage-and-playing-for-people-and-being/)

[Kimbra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimbra/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/kimbra-16536_able_i-think-the-idea-of-being-on-stage-and-p_1038168.jpg)

> [There is something to the fact that when you're on stage or when you're playing someone else, you're able to transmute all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-stone/there-is-something-to-the-fact-that-when-you-re-on-stage-or-when-you/)

[Emma Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-stone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27d/emma-stone-1673_able_there-is-something-to-the-fact-that-when_2707247.jpg)

> [When you're on stage, you're playing to whoever is in the back of the room, and TV and film is so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-purser/when-you-re-on-stage-you-re-playing-to-whoever-is-in-the-back-of-the/)

[Shannon Purser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-purser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/shannon-purser-6228_acting_when-you-re-on-stage-you-re-playing-to-w_2171450.jpg)

> [I haven't always been into fitness. But I noticed that when I'd be on stage playing a show, I could hardly make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-rhett/i-haven-t-always-been-into-fitness-but-i-noticed-that-when-i-d-be-on/)

[Thomas Rhett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-rhett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/thomas-rhett-10881_always_i-haven-t-always-been-into-fitness-but-i_980119.jpg)

> [“They start setting up on a little left stage playing my secret favorite song: the rustling of sheet music and set lists,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherynne-m-valente/they-start-setting-up-on-a-little-left-stage-playing-my-secret/)

[Catherynne M. Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherynne-m-valente/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/137/catherynne-m-valente-375_favorite-song_they-start-setting-up-on-a-little-left-s_1303152.jpg)

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