Being Quote by Ezra Furman

Some people are good at performing in front of people like that, but I'm uncomfortable at it. I think maybe that's the difference between…

— Kristen Stewart

Some musicians feel they have to provide what their audiences expect. They lose the distinction between an artist and an entertainer. I am not…

— Steven Wilson

I am basically a shy person, so performing sometimes helps me focus - having all those people concentrate their attention on you. I don't…

— Kim Gordon

There has to be an interaction of musicians on stage. Otherwise I feel too alone up there. When performing is really good, when it…

— Dave Gahan

To me, a performance is a military operation; it requires so much planning, and then ripping up the plan the minute you get there…

— Chilly Gonzales

Sometimes when I perform, and it's obvious the audience is just there to party, or if I feel a wall between me and the…

— Mitski

The more you can make a performance seem spontaneous, the better an entertainer you are.

— Soupy Sales

When I started performing, I played acoustic music, partly because that way you don't have to worry about interacting too much with other people…

— Patty Griffin

I always wanted to be an artist of some sort and I was really shy growing up, so performing didn't really seem like a…

— Alison Sudol

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

There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.

— Dan Reynolds

Even when I became the typical shy adolescent, I never minded performing. I felt there was a kind of safety, a protection about being…

— Hayley Mills