Ty Segall Quotes

You don't go see Primus to see what kind of new clothing I'm wearing or what my new hairdo is. You come to see Primus for the musical experience and the visual experience. I think, anyways. Maybe I'm wrong!

We just get up there and play rock-and-roll music, man. Everybody sweats and has a good time.

Playing live if the thing I love doing best.

I love the you-never-know-what's-going-to-happen aspect of doing concerts.

When I'm performing for 4,000, 5,000 people, it's a show. It's a rock n' roll concert.

With the jam bands I've seen, it's about music, and it's about theory, and it's about making everyone feel better with music.

Drumming is a real part of my live show, and I like to do it because so many people aren't expecting me to go and do it.

I think our strongest suit is our live show.

You're in for a live band. That's really what I wanted; I wanted to put on a show for people where they could come for the gay and stay for the musicianship. It's a live show; there's some rock stuff, too. Some rock and roll. Get ready.

Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer like Jagger or watching a great movie.

Gnarls Barkley is an alter ego and something like an out of body experience.

I've always enjoyed playing live onstage.

I'm a singer and performer in a hybrid show that's standup, music and audience participation.

I love playing live now more than ever. I enjoy it, I think it keeps you young.

You move differently than you do when you're filling the stage at Radio City. You have to be bigger than life there.

I'll never forget when we played Shepherd's Bush in London. We played 'I Run To You', and we put the mic out for the last chorus, and you could hear them singing the chorus with the beautiful accent that they have.

Being on film is forever. Television, as well, just lives on and on and on, which is really exciting. But then with theater, it's like an experience. You have to be there that one special night that was like that to see that one performance that was really remarkable. It's more intimate as well. So I like them both.

Ladies and gentleman, I've suffered for my music, now it's your turn.

I always think of the live show first, where the song is gonna go in the show. That's why they aren't sad songs. When I play, I want to make people happy, not sad. It's such a pleasure for me to do what I do, and I want other people to feel some form of that pleasure, too.

I sat down one night and wrote the line rock, rock, rock everybody.

A live performance is the same no matter what genre it is. Wrestling, rock 'n roll, hosting, acting - it's the same thing.

Pink Floyd are one of a handful of bands I've listened to a lot and whose concerts I've been to. I love the experience. I don't dance; I just jig up and down like everybody else.

At some shows, the set list gets changed while we are on stage. I know Ed thinks about the set very hard throughout the day in order to make the best show possible for the fans and for us.

I put on the best live show, the absolute best live show I can possibly can.

I really love live performing!