--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: That connectivity with the audience that…" description: "\"That connectivity with the audience that I get to enjoy, that's my church. It's not one of ego or anything like, 'I'm on the stage and the lights.' It'..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d08/duff-mckagan-2740_audience_that-connectivity-with-the-audience-that_2678280.jpg" --- # That connectivity with the audience that I get to enjoy… ![“That connectivity with the audience that I get to enjoy, that's my church. It's not one of ego or anything like, 'I'm on the stage and the lights.' It's just this connectivity, and it's always been that way for me.” quote by Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d08/duff-mckagan-2740_audience_that-connectivity-with-the-audience-that_2678280.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d08/duff-mckagan-2740_audience_that-connectivity-with-the-audience-that_2678280.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d08/duff-mckagan-2740_audience_that-connectivity-with-the-audience-that_2678280.jpg) > “That connectivity with the audience that I get to enjoy, that's my church. It's not one of ego or anything like, 'I'm on the stage and the lights.' It's just this connectivity, and it's always been that way for me.” [Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Stage connection feels like a spiritual experience, transcending ego and focusing on shared energy with the audience. **In simple terms:** Performance is a shared, sacred connection. Key Takeaway Cultivate genuine audience rapport. Themes music performance spirituality connection Mood enthusiastic introspective Type musical philosophical When to use this quote - live concerts - small venue gigs - virtual streaming - fan interactions Key Concepts psychology artistry community building Questions to Reflect On - How does audience energy affect performer mindset? - What practices deepen on‑stage connection? 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I enjoy that feeling of community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-have-to-feel-the-audience-i-enjoy-that-feeling-of-community/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [I think I, and the audience, would enjoy a kissing scene with me and Rihanna. That would've been cool for me to see, rehearse,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-robinson/i-think-i-and-the-audience-would-enjoy-a-kissing-scene-with-me-and/) [Craig Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-robinson/) > [I have to feel the audience. I enjoy that feeling of community. There's something sort of spiritual about it in a lot of ways.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gahan/i-have-to-feel-the-audience-i-enjoy-that-feeling-of-community-there-s/) [Dave Gahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gahan/) > [If I don't enjoy the role I play, how will audience enjoy it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-tresa/if-i-don-t-enjoy-the-role-i-play-how-will-audience-enjoy-it/) [Catherine Tresa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-tresa/) > [As long as I can do something that I am passionate about and that I can really enjoy and the audience can enjoy. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwayne-johnson/as-long-as-i-can-do-something-that-i-am-passionate-about-and-that-i/) [Dwayne Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwayne-johnson/) > [In the case of 'Jack Ryan,' it was a huge collaboration, and I enjoyed it very much, and most of all, I want the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-branagh/in-the-case-of-jack-ryan-it-was-a-huge-collaboration-and-i-enjoyed-it/) [Kenneth Branagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-branagh/) > [For most of my career, I've known what it's like to be in the audience and to enjoy what I'm seeing but still have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shalita-grant/for-most-of-my-career-i-ve-known-what-it-s-like-to-be-in-the-audience/) [Shalita Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shalita-grant/) > [I just try to do things on stage that I think the audience would enjoy. And I try to draw on and add to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-just-try-to-do-things-on-stage-that-i-think-the-audience-would/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [I'd be happy to do a project of any genre as long as the audience can enjoy the story because of my performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hwang-jung-eum/i-d-be-happy-to-do-a-project-of-any-genre-as-long-as-the-audience-can/) [Hwang Jung-eum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hwang-jung-eum/) > [The response of teenagers to their idols is relevant. As an audience, they enjoy themselves, not by screaming with laughter, but screaming with screams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/the-response-of-teenagers-to-their-idols-is-relevant-as-an-audience/) [Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/) > [We want our audience to enjoy themselves, we want every gig to feel like an event - of course there are musical elements of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-righton/we-want-our-audience-to-enjoy-themselves-we-want-every-gig-to-feel/) [James Righton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-righton/) > [The important thing is authoring a game for an audience that will enjoy the experience. That's a tough thing to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-molyneux/the-important-thing-is-authoring-a-game-for-an-audience-that-will/) [Peter Molyneux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-molyneux/) > [My focus is on giving my best and I have to enjoy my performance as then only audience will enjoy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisy-shah/my-focus-is-on-giving-my-best-and-i-have-to-enjoy-my-performance-as/) [Daisy Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisy-shah/) > [We say that we are the guinea pigs of our experiment, we are doing things on ourselves, and if the audience can enjoy it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-manuel-de-homem-christo/we-say-that-we-are-the-guinea-pigs-of-our-experiment-we-are-doing/) [Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-manuel-de-homem-christo/) ## More by Duff McKagan > [“On March 31, 1994, I went to LAX to catch a flight from L.A. to Seattle. Kurt Cobain was waiting to take the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/on-march-31-1994-i-went-to-lax-to-catch-a-flight-from-l-a-to-seattle/) [Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) > [I think after 9/11, here in America, I saw something extraordinary. I saw neighbors looking after neighbors. I don't think anybody asked who anybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/i-think-after-9-11-here-in-america-i-saw-something-extraordinary-i/) [Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) > ['Chip Away' is somewhat of a rail against cable news and divisive agendas... all for the almighty dollar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/chip-away-is-somewhat-of-a-rail-against-cable-news-and-divisive/) [Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) > [“Eventually we found ourselves in the middle of an onion field. 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A certain word can suddenly snap us back to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/words-and-titles-can-be-used-as-dictums-and-guides-for-all-of-us-a/) [Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) > [“We called the result “Welcome to the Jungle.” We played the song live for the first time when we opened a show at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/we-called-the-result-welcome-to-the-jungle-we-played-the-song-live/) [Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) > [“a couple years prior we were hitchhiking to a gig with no gear. Now we were on a fucking tour bus. We could eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/a-couple-years-prior-we-were-hitchhiking-to-a-gig-with-no-gear-now-we/) [Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) > [“Far fewer people know that Slash is also a world-class Russian crouch-down-and-kick-your-legs-out dancer. And”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/far-fewer-people-know-that-slash-is-also-a-world-class-russian-crouch/) [Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) > [I think you can tell stories and give perspectives and yet still keep stuff for yourself, too. I keep a lot of my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/i-think-you-can-tell-stories-and-give-perspectives-and-yet-still-keep/) [Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) > [“At the end of the European leg, our lead guitar player pulled a knife on our bus driver in England. I”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/at-the-end-of-the-european-leg-our-lead-guitar-player-pulled-a-knife/) [Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) > [If you don't have a good rhythm section, your band is toast; you're a bar band. 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I was in kindergarten with with the Catholic ladies when Martin Luther King Jr.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/one-of-my-first-memories-is-marching-with-my-mom-i-was-in/) [Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) [Explore all 152 Duff McKagan quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/) ## More Audience quotes > [If the audience likes your work, if they like you, they don't think whether you are married or have children or not. I made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimple-kapadia/if-the-audience-likes-your-work-if-they-like-you-they-don-t-think/) [Dimple Kapadia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimple-kapadia/) > [It's those moments, those odd moments that you look for and sometimes by creating this kind of loose atmosphere you find those little moments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/it-s-those-moments-those-odd-moments-that-you-look-for-and-sometimes/) [Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/) > [I can skate beautifully. While performing on ice I always try to please the audience and to win as well. Being artistic is very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evgeni-plushenko/i-can-skate-beautifully-while-performing-on-ice-i-always-try-to/) [Evgeni Plushenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evgeni-plushenko/) > [One of the best moments of any Liars show is hearing the crowd squawk 'We're doomed! 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