Break Quote by Petra Haden

My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more.

— Juliana Hatfield

I finished touring the last record and I started recording new .I never really left the bubble, which is I think a good thing.…

— Andrew Bird

Everybody gets to a stage when it's time to move on. I was bored, and the band wasn't going anywhere, so I left. I…

— Peter Noone

I spent 15 years on the road between touring and recording and I never saw anything. I want to enjoy life.

— Gloria Estefan

I've turned down a lot of roles to make time to record and tour.

— Tim Curry

The story of our band is that we were this relentless touring band in those early years. We were leaving day jobs and going…

— Ben Gibbard

I only toured for three months. As soon as I got off [tour], I was just dying to start recording, because it was on…

— Avril Lavigne

I fell off the tour when I was younger and had to go back home and practise harder and get better.

— Neil Robertson

I'm doing a lot of touring and things have been really busy for me.

— Dave Lombardo

In 2015, I told my band that I was taking a break so I could focus on my home life, go back to school,…

— Sharon Van Etten

Every time I'm home from tour I try to write some new songs, but it can get really hard trying to keep up with…

— Tim Lambesis

Honestly, taking some time away from touring and music in general was probably a really good thing for me.

— Jesse Rutherford