Details Quote by Paul F. Tompkins

With performing live, you obviously don't get the luxury of another take, but for me, it is all the same.

— Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer

There's nothing like live performance.

— John Pinette

There's something distinct and interesting about a live performance. There's this weird immediacy that's, for me, really invigorating, and it just feels really rewarding.

— K. Flay

Nothing beats performing live. For me, there's nothing better.

— Kate Brown

The studio work is the nasty, tedious, hard and nerve-wracking part, interrupted by moments of exhilaration. Playing live is the chance to actually have…

— Tom Scholz

When I play live, it doesn't look like I'm interacting with the crowd that much because I'm looking at the controllers and I'm concentrating,…

— Erik Wiegand

Nothing beats a live performance. Nothing.

— Jonathan Demme

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

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 my natural element. It's too hard to relax in the studio because there are too many options. It's just not as…

— Rory Gallagher

Performing live is difficult. But nobody's forcing us to do it.

— Hope Sandoval

I love live performance, but I am excited to try my hand at whatever comes my way.

— Michael Stahl-David