Ananya Birla Quotes

An 'OMG' of mine would probably be speaking on stage and performing in front of thousands of people!

What I'm doing is a dream come true but at the same time its work. It's like anything else. The only time it doesn't really feel like work to me is when I'm on stage and doing what I've prepared myself for my whole life which is to stand out in front of a crowd and sing.

For me, I feel most at home when I'm playing live.

I'm not nervous coming back to my old audience. I'm looking forward to it. That's really what I do; that's my day job.

I am so excited to perform; I am so ready to perform; I love live performances! I think it's something so different from a track; live is just so unique and cool because the energy is just so different. I cannot wait to have live performances.

I love performing, and I love being in front of people. I love the pressure you get and the pleasure performing brings.

I am blessed to perform in the studio and on the concert stage.

I love to go on tour and perform. I love all the parts of the process.

I love live music and I love to see people's faces when I'm performing.

Honestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy.

I always enjoy it when I walk on stage. There were some times when I was working so much in the '80s, and I felt really burnt-out. But I'd be up there singing and not be 10,000 million miles away, you know, just opening my mouth and the words coming out.

From almost the first time I stepped on a stage, I knew that was what I wanted to do.

I feel like when I'm on stage and when I'm performing - or I think when anybody is developing their talents and sharing it - I think you glow.

I think that's what is so cool about performing. When there is a show to do, you get up there and do it.

It's fantastic to be at the back of a theatre and to think, 'These people have come to see me.'

When I'm talking or performing, I'm alive. That's why I work so much.

Getting up in front of an audience is my biggest motivation.

Going onstage is like going into battle. You're ultimately there to win. It's driven and fuelled by passion and a desire to do it.

My schedule usually keeps me busy. However, I love performing on stage and I try my best to take time out for live performances.

When I was 9 years old, I started performing around my hometown of San Antonio, Texas.

When you go onstage, the process of getting you from the dressing room to the stage is all about ego.

Every night on stage it gets more and more comfortable. I think it really shows in the performances and just being able to revel in it and do it and live the dream I've thought about for so long.

When touring I get to travel around with my best friends, do a show I love and I'm confident people will enjoy, and have all the adrenalin that comes with performing.

I'm a natural ham. It doesn't bother me to perform.

I think in 2016 I'm going to focus on performing a lot more and doing as many shows as I can. There's plans to tour more, and that's where my heart is - doing the live shows.