Becoming Quote by Matt Nathanson

When I play, I open up. I'm in the heat of the performance and it's a healing thing. It's great!

— Matt Nathanson

When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions.

— John Fahey

Over the course of a day, you get to get a feel for where you're playing, so when you get out on stage, you…

— David Nail

The neuro-biology of playing a musical instrument is completely scientific, but it’s also an absolute miracle, that you’re taking basically a calcium bucket filled…

— Bob Brozman

I've always had levity in my songs, so I like to turn things over, twist them around, and make fun of myself.

— Andrew Bird

It is a part of me, and I can't put it into words but it's kind of like second nature. That's not to say…

— Lola Young

Once I get onstage the tension explodes and I'm fine. I'm in another world - in a trance almost, doing what I love best,…

— Jimmy Page

I always enjoyed the feeling of being onstage - the magic that comes. When I hit the stage it’s like all of a sudden…

— Michael Jackson

There's no feeling like performing. It's magical, it's so rewarding, and it just feeds this special little part of your soul.

— Mary Helen Bowers

I limbered up just a little before entering the stadium, and even so I felt a twinge in my thigh, no doubt the fruit…

— Jules Ladoumegue

It's important me as a musician and also as an occasional show goer to feel the presence of a band on stage, to hear…

— Jacob Bannon

I enjoy what people at the concert give me and I can't do it without them, so it's really an exchange of energy that…

— Lenny Kravitz