Audience Quote by Einar Selvik

With music you spend so much time standing on stage in front of an audience you get a false sense of your own importance.…

— Ben Howard

I sign up whatever live shows I get simply because every gig is a chance to reach out directly to the audience. When it…

— Amit Trivedi

Venues are all the same, all feel the same, these generic blank spaces. I like artists like Lightning Bolt-bands that go in and kind…

— Will Oldham

The songs themselves sometimes have messages and people can read into them different ways, but I try to use concerts as a way to…

— Jack Johnson

I really like intimate venues because it feels like everyone in the audience is in on all our inside jokes. We could say things…

— BØRNS

I think the most important thing is to leave people inspired to do something, to realize their purpose in life. I want people to…

— Rapsody

I prefer to play in smaller venues because I like the intimacy, the connection with the audience.

— Ludovico Einaudi

I've asked to go back into theaters and smaller venues because to me, in smaller venues I can really demonstrate my commitment to quality.…

— Jason Mraz

I feel like the type of venue shouldn't determine the quality of the show you put together.

— Jimmie Allen

I think it's important to, from afar, listen to what audiences enjoy, period.

— Quinta Brunson

It couldn't interest me less, the idea of putting a living room on stage. I just think, what's the point of walking into a…

— John Tiffany

I've always loved space in music, when songs are allowed to breathe and aren't muddied or weighed down by unnecessary production elements.

— Gracie Abrams