Amount Quote by Dan Bejar

Taping yourself and making yourself listen to the tape of each performance no matter how bad is really important. There's always a nugget line…

— Franklyn Ajaye

I always make sure there's something for the audience to connect to, in terms of my movements relating to the sounds being heard.

— Jon Hopkins

I think I'm better at live shows than I used to be because I'm way more comfortable with the uncomfortable pauses between songs. Now,…

— Fiona Apple

Most of my career has been about standing on a stage performing music to an audience, and once the show is over, they go…

— Greg Lake

I've had shows where you think, "Is this going well? I can't tell," and then you say goodnight and you get this ovation. They're…

— Todd Barry

I think that's what is so cool about performing. When there is a show to do, you get up there and do it.

— Kate Micucci

When you get into a production, there are a lot of things you have to hit to make the show work - like my…

— Matthew James Thomas

Whenever I perform I try to connect with the crowd and give off energy so when they walk away from the show its remarkable…

— G-Eazy

Onstage, you just have to tell the absolute truth about the character you are playing. You hope you communicate it, and you hope it…

— Carol Channing

Most of my show is just improvisation. It goes with the energy of the crowd.

— Freddie Gibbs

I have made stage adjustments which allow me to hear myself better onstage so that has made playing live much more enjoyable.

— Michael Schenker

I have always tried with my shows - win, lose, or draw - to take the boundaries of music as far as I can.

— Andrew Lloyd Webber