Acoustic guitar Quote by Paul Simon

When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.

— Paul Simon

I was touring a lot... I loved the touring because you could really feel the audience. You were much closer to everything.

— Chris Blackwell

Touring with Brian May was like a dream come true that happened early in my career. He inspired me with the way he harmonized…

— Gary Hoey

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience…

— Bryan Ferry

I just kept touring and touring until it became second nature to go onstage, perform, and sing.

— The Weeknd

When most artists walk offstage, they go to a lonely hotel room. I went home to my family. They were there before the show,…

— Gloria Estefan

There was a conflict - the actual putting together of the reality of the situation didn't seem to gel. I'd been doing kind of…

— Van Morrison

I toured. I played, I was in that world so intensely, and then I had to bow out.

— Domino Kirke

But then when he left, I realized that it was harder to write songs and feel spiritually connected to art and music as a…

— Anthony Kiedis

Touring is my favorite part of being a musician. All the places I've traveled and lived affect me in many different ways. Good and…

— Elle King

The trip had become boring. It wasn't exciting anymore to totally be a singer/songwriter because it wasn't working for me.

— Van Morrison

I was on my dad's tour bus when I was super little. My dad did a tour of 'Annie Get Your Gun' when I…

— Noah Cyrus