Audience Quote by Badshah

I don't feel any obligation to make my intentions for a song accessible to a listener or an audience. I'm not interested in conveying…

— J Tillman

Bear in mind that you are not making music for your own pleasure, but for the pleasure of your audience.

— Richard Strauss

With music you spend so much time standing on stage in front of an audience you get a false sense of your own importance.…

— Ben Howard

It's dangerous to buy into praise and criticism for what you do when you're trying to present your music to people. I don't ignore…

— Conor Oberst

I always tell people that my music should speak to them... and that they shouldn't feel obligated to say why or how. All reactions…

— Jennifer Higdon

It's an honour when your audience sings along, more than they listen to you at a live gig.

— Javed Ali

I think my music has connected with the audience because I always have a clear vision about my songs.

— Ozuna

I've been performing since I was in high school, so I've seen people react to my music and my playing. I'm always appreciative when…

— Kenny G

When I go to see people, I always kind of hope they are going to play some kind of songs I know. So you've…

— Tom Petty

There is power in music, certainly when an audience starts to show up and you have the option to send good messages.

— Dennis Lloyd

You don't put out music unless you have a sense that people will maybe like what you're doing or you're standing for something artistically.

— Aaron Bruno

It’s important to me that people hear my music on its own merit and not in relation to another project I’ve done. Ultimately, the…

— Bryce Dessner