Air Quote by Daryl Hall

Having an audience in the studio makes you perform rather than just act.

— Bob Mortimer

You're in front of an audience, but you're playing for a camera. There's this huge adrenaline rush, because you know that besides the audience…

— Jon Lovitz

Being in the studio is like painting, you know, you can really take your time, and try different things, and kind of go deep…

— Rosanne Cash

There's a gratification that comes from performing in front of a live audience, and you can't replicate that with anything else. In the studio,…

— Trace Adkins

In the studio is one thing, but playing live is the important part, I think.

— Denny Laine

I'm always in the studio. The studio is kinda like rolling the dice every night. It's like gambling. It's like buying a lottery ticket.…

— Nav

Most of the time, when you are in the studio, you are revealing yourself; you're a bit naked. You can express your weaknesses, your…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

The studio work is the nasty, tedious, hard and nerve-wracking part, interrupted by moments of exhilaration. Playing live is the chance to actually have…

— Tom Scholz

It's really nice when the studio is behind what you're doing, because that's often not the case.

— Sissy Spacek

I don't really know what playing is. There's a way to do it correctly, but it eludes me. I think getting in front of…

— John Maus

What happens in the studio is technically the same thing that happens on the stage. In the past I had to make quite brutal…

— Squarepusher

The studio and the stage are very different atmospheres. The studio is very personal. You are alone with your own idea and sounds. You…

— KK