Gigs Quotes

227 Gigs quotes by 200 unique authors

I hate complacency. I play every gig as if it could be my last, then I enjoy it more than ever. — Nigel Kennedy
I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig. — John Lydon
I've never told anyone this. But I suffer from terrible stage fright. True. You can't tell though, can you? Unbelievable, the panic. I nearly die… — John Lydon
I had to figure out how to survive in New York, and most of my time was occupied in getting an apartment and getting money.… — Wynton Marsalis
I look a lot busier than I am, as I'm actually a rather sporadic, random person and I'll play a few gigs and then disappear… — Paul McCartney
I love teaching online at my website and soon I'll be writing a math book. I love to teach math. I just don't have time… — Danica McKellar
Placebo is music for outsiders, by outsiders and our gigs are like conventions of outcasts, which is cool. — Brian Molko
It's important to get well-rounded right off the bat. A lot of experienced dancers can get pigeonholed into one thing. I've been hired for a… — Mandy Moore
Home gigs can be hard because it's an odd collision. More than anything, I feel self-conscious when my family are in the audience. I'm doing… — Dylan Moran
I enjoy performing, always, but when you're taping a gig, you've got to blank out this mass apparatus of self-consciousness that's surrounding you, this invitation… — Dylan Moran
My ambition when I started out was to play two or three gigs a week. And that's what I'm doing. — Van Morrison
You learn to read the audiences after a while, and there are all different kinds of gigs. — Van Morrison
Five years after Aerosmith got back together, I realized how fragile we are as humans. There was a time I thought we were bulletproof, but… — Joe Perry
It's a two-dimensional gig being a singer, and you can get lost in your own tedium and repetition. — Robert Plant
Finding great songs is the hard part of my gig - it's not as hard as songwriting, that's much more daunting - but I love… — Bonnie Raitt
I had a great time on News Radio, I got to make tons of money in relative obscurity and learn a lot about the TV… — Joe Rogan
I'm most in my element on tour, with a gig that day, like today. I'm on the road where I am supposed to be. I… — Henry Rollins
When I was younger and did a stand-up gig, it would take me two weeks to recover. Sometimes I'd get so panicked that I would… — Adam Sandler
I've never really been a confident person, except from a musical standpoint. I had to push myself early on, but it got easier with each… — Ed Sheeran
The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will become. — Ed Sheeran
I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and… — Ed Sheeran
It's worth turning up to an awards gig if you know you've won one but, since you never do know, it's not worth it. — Arthur Smith
If the gig's going really well, I'm incredibly happy on stage and really feel good about my life and things. — James Taylor
A lot of people don't think they can count on me, but I've never missed a gig in my life. — Johnny Thunders
I used to be good with kids, but as I get older, I'm grumpy and terrible with them. As for doing a gig at a… — Johnny Vegas

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