Always Quote by Steve Forbert

I'm always going to need to play in front of people.

— Chris Thile

I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I…

— Lee Konitz

I've played for crowds as small as 30 people. As long as people want to see me play then I'll perform.

— George Winston

Do I want to play in front of no people? No, but does it really matter?

— Fred VanVleet

I want to play in a place people want to hear me.

— Luther Allison

As long as people want to hear me play and as long as I'm able to play, then I will. I enjoy playing and…

— Greg Lake

You've got to capture an audience. You don't go out there and just sing, or just play. If you can't capture an audience, you…

— Roy Acuff

I just want to go out and play to as many people as I can.

— Everlast

What I've learned by going out and playing smaller venues and being more in touch with people is getting feedback, just by virtue of…

— Ronnie Dunn

I don't really know what playing is. There's a way to do it correctly, but it eludes me. I think getting in front of…

— John Maus

For me, I have a bunch of friends back home in Canada who play online all the time - so we get mic'd up,…

— Andrew Wiggins

It's really hard to be on stage and packing your gear when people who just saw you play are in the room, because they…

— Grimes