Audience Quote by Dave Mustaine

Playing live is such a total visceral experience, and really, as a musician, you're trained from the beginning to be a live performer.

— Geddy Lee

Playing live is closer to theatre, although when you're up there on your own, it's quite scary and revealing because you're playing your own…

— Iwan Rheon

Playing live is everything. Sometimes being on the road is hard, and it's a lot of work, and tiring. From a musical point of…

— Xavier Rudd

There's something interesting about playing live; you're in the moment, and I think it would be beneficial.

— Herb Alpert

I think generally playing live is a crap idea. So much of stage work is the presentation of personality, and I've never been interested…

— Brian Eno

There's an art to playing live. It's a great feeling. It's indescribable. It's what I love. I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy…

— Shane MacGowan

Playing live is really the art form. You're a lot freer, a lot looser. You've got people there that can give you feedback, and…

— Butch Trucks

Playing live is one thing. Playing under a microscope is another.

— Steve Lukather

Live is truly a unique entertainment form; it cannot be duplicated and creates lifetime memories that fans are craving more than ever in this…

— Michael Rapino

Playing live was always definitely a lot more fun. You picture it: working alone in the studio eight or 10 hours a day with…

— Tom Scholz

Playing live is just like a high that I've never experienced before, it really is just the best feeling in the world.

— Alana Haim

What I enjoy about the live experience is getting onstage, being handed a guitar that is in tune, taking it off mute, knowing that…

— John Mayer