Experience Quote by Sam Smith

I'm addicted to those moments when you're on stage and the audience is so quiet you could hear a pin drop and you realize…

— Audra McDonald

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

It's like this when you fall hard for a musician. It's a crush with religious overtones. You listen to the songs and you memorize…

— Steve Almond

Whenever I perform I try to connect with the crowd and give off energy so when they walk away from the show its remarkable…

— G-Eazy

It doesn't necessarily matter if I'm onstage or not. I just find the communal experience of a rock concert, or any type of music…

— Jeff Tweedy

It's amazing, 'cause sometimes when we're onstage, I feel like somebody's just moving the pieces. I'm just going, 'God, we don't have any control…

— Stevie Nicks

When I'm on stage, my interaction with the audience is something that really makes me come alive. It's a feeling like no other. The…

— Alicia Keys

The theater is the 'church' and when I'm on that stage I am the Priest/Pastor, it is a pure spiritual journey for me.

— Richard Cabral

When you're accustomed to doing stand-up, so often you're the only person onstage and it's all your thing. It's very gladiatorial. Obviously, when you're…

— Jon Stewart

I feel like, anytime I'm onstage, I tend to feel very connected with people in the audience or with the sort of heartbeat or…

— Daveed Diggs

The closest place that I feel like I come to having religious moments is always musical.

— Amos Lee

Every performer I talk to will, with different words, talk about the sanctity of a good standup show, how it can really feel spiritual.…

— Pete Holmes