Herb Alpert Quotes

I find that I get most of the same things I loved about performing in the ring when I do my live shows around the world.

There hasn't been one highlight that stands out... but touring and performing has been great.

In the studio is one thing, but playing live is the important part, I think.

We love touring. We love being in front of the fans.

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 love Coldplay. The lights, and the sound quality They really play their instruments. Sometimes, during the show, they'll make a mistake and stop. I think they do it intentionally just to show you they're really playing it live.

One of the main reasons for wanting to perform live again was to have contact with that audience.

My dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain.

But live shows are cool. I just got back into the idea of enjoying it live.

I'm a live performer and I love playing live.

Nothing feels better than going onstage and everybody is singing every word - and actually wanting to see you.

What you do on tour is you build this 'You and me against the world' thing.

I'd say it's harder to play with an acoustic guitar strapped over your shoulder for a few hundred people than it is to play in front of thousands with an entire bombastic band behind you.

We've always prided ourselves on putting together a great live show. That's something that means a lot to us because our bread and butter is the live tour.

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

We have always been a touring band, and we love playing live.

I saw B.B. King in concert one time where he had this guy that would bring him out a glass of water and towel to wipe his forehead with.

I think live stuff is certainly stuff I enjoy doing. I do like performing for people and bringing it to people.

Just going on the road and entertaining the fans, that's amazing.

It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs.

Toting around a full orchestra on tour is very ambitious. I would consider doing a show now and then, like do a show at Radio City or Carnegie Hall with a full orchestra.

The band's filter, but playing live is a lot of fun.

We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But I found it impossible to hold a dialogue with 500,000 people. In a certain sense, it was numbing.

The energy that comes when you compel people to dance stays with you your whole career - whether you are playing to 100,000 people at Glastonbury or 1,000 kids in a club.

Playing a concert for 2 hours is pie. I would do that every minute of every day if I could. I love to perform. It's the 22 hours before the next show that kills you.