Gig Quotes

185 quotes by 173 authors

I think of being an actor as kind of a young man's gig. It's emasculating, in a way, people messing with you and putting make-up… — Kevin Bacon
Every band I knew or played with had flyers and properly-recorded demos and contacts; I couldn't even get a gig. — Beck
I do the same gig. I might change it a little; I might slow it down if I'm in the South. I talk fast, and… — Lewis Black
My nerves before a gig got worse; I had terrible bad nerves all the time. Once we started... I was fine. — John Bonham
I dare not drink before a gig because I'll get tired and blow it. So I have to sit drinking tea in a caravan. — John Bonham
Calgary wins for my coldest New Year's Eve gig. That's when I learned Fahrenheit and Celsius cross at 40 below. I could see callers' breath… — Elayne Boosler
I used to get nervous about three weeks before a gig... now I've managed to condense it down to a manageable ten minutes. — Jo Brand
The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous. — Dave Brubeck
The worst gig story I have is from a club in Alabama that I think is still up and running, so I won't name the… — Jason Aldean
Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at. — Dave Chappelle
I love the press; I even like the people that don't like me. If it wasn't for those people, no one would know who I… — Criss Angel
My music is not for everyone. It's only for the stong-willed, the [street] soldiers music. It's not like party music- I mean, you could gig… — Tupac Shakur
Growing up I played in garage bands and cover bands with my older brother, and he got us a gig opening up for some hippie… — Charles Kelley
You're not going to die. Here's the white-hot truth: if you go bankrupt, you'll still be okay. If you lose the gig, the lover, the… — Danielle LaPorte
We first got marijuana from an older drummer with another group in Liverpool. We didn't actually try it until after we'd been to Hamburg. I… — George Harrison
You hear about bands who say, "We did one show where only 20 people showed up", well that was our average gig for five years. — Dexter Holland
I was sleeping in the woods one night after a gig we'd played somewhere, when I saw this girl appear before me. That girl was… — Syd Barrett
You make your own luck, Gig. You know what makes a good loser? Practice. — Ernest Hemingway
I think if you sing a song for the first time to your mom and dad, or your friends, and they go, 'That's pretty cool'-if… — Dierks Bentley
For The Truman Show, I worked for a few weeks, do my gig, then I was done. — Ed Harris

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