Jonathan Richman Quotes

When I play with my band around the U.S.A., the most requested song is 'Peace Frog.'

You want to go to a summer concert and not watch a band staring at its shoes for six hours and complaining.

Ninety-nine per cent of opening bands stink.

If it's an evening with Toto, that usually means there's no opening act.

The opportunity to open for Fall Out Boy was incredible.

I have a great band, with very talented players, and we give everything we have every night.

I do not recall ever seeing Spirit perform live.

Go out and support your local rock n' roll band.

When I was growing up, we went to Musikfest every year, and I have vivid memories of the corn on the cob. I'm going for the concert, but I'm really going for the corn.

I played with a band in Austin when I was doing 'Friday Night Lights.' It was a blast.

For musicians, Musikfest is the most cool event.

I went to Glastonbury when I was 14, and that was really fun.

For a rock band, I didn't see the point in live albums. To my mind, you've got to be there.

I saw Led Zeppelin live for the first time when I was thirteen.

During my college days, me and a bunch of close friends had formed a small band. We would perform during the college fest and other cultural functions and it used to be so much fun.

We pride ourselves on being a touring band. We work very hard to give a great and unique performance.

For 'Rock On,' we not only acted as rock musicians; we also went into the studio to record songs and jammed live to get the concert feel right.

I think that my performances with Led Zeppelin got better with each performance and I think that our performances as Led Zeppelin Experience have also gotten better with each show.

I've had the honor of sitting in with the Allmans at their Beacon shows a couple of times, and it just doesn't get better than that.

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

Oh, man, the first concert I ever went to was Boston and Sammy Hagar, and it was absolutely incredible. I was just blown away by both bands, and, once again, it was my first concert, so that made it super, super special.

I enjoy singing with a band playing behind me.

Someone told me, 'When you go see Pearl Jam, it's going to be a spiritual experience,' and it was. It was my first time seeing them live, and I've been a lifelong fan. Eddie Vedder's voice is a million times better live, and I couldn't believe the passion he put into every single song.

I think our live shows dispelled any misconceptions people had about us. When you come see us live, you know we're anything but a boy band.

Yeah, playing live for me is the essence of what we do.