Beth Ditto Quotes

I love seeing live music.

You've seen one of the our gigs you've seen 'em all. But if you're into the music, you'll know that we played better the night before or we can play better.

Playing live is a lost art, and you don't see a lot of bands that go out and play the way the older bands do. It's a celebration, and a lot of people treat it like a commercial or a distraction.

I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows.

I'm 90% performer, 10% musician. I've always said that Gossip are a band I would go see, not a band I would listen to.

Music is a performance and needs the audience.

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.

I love doing concert music.

A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.

I had so much fun playing songs from 'Based On A True Story...' and getting to see the crowd's reaction to those songs was unforgettable.

Nothing beats a live performance. Nothing.

I've been a legitimate fan of Keith Urban's for a long time and have been to a bunch of his concerts.

Many, many years ago, I was one of the few conductors who talked to the audience and now a lot of classical conductors have figured it out... otherwise, you just get the back of someone's head playing music you could hear on a CD. It's not enough anymore.

Going to a concert is so overwhelming and the energy is amazing.

I think we've always been better live.

Big productions, to me, are great - like, I love going to Vegas and seeing shows - but I think that sometimes it's distracting, especially when you are there to listen to the music.

When I go to a concert, I can't believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that they obviously like and then they dance the whole time.

It always disappoints me when I go to a concert and they don't play my favorite song, or at least one of their biggest hits.

I've gotten to play some cool venues, like at an aquarium in La Jolla, California.

We saw Bring Me The Horizon, they're really amazing and we had so much of a fun time.

Older people generally appreciate live music.

I like to see other bands, and I like to hear their songs, but I really like it when they engage the audience.

The power of live music is vast. Live music is a wonderful way to spend some time.

The thing about doing gigs is you make music, and then it is gone and that is being watched by thousands of people.

I definitely enjoy performing on stage with The Roots.