Andy Biersack Quotes

That term's definitely got a negative aura to it, because people think a diva is somebody with an attitude who demands things all the time. Of course there is that type of diva, but my idea of a diva has always been a singer - whether male or female - who gets on that stage and captivates you with their presence and their voice.

On stage, we just want to generate hysteria. We don't care about looking cool or posing.

In the summer of 1991, I was on the first Lollapalooza tour. Nightly, I would watch Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell go out in front of a sea of people and within minutes have all of them in the palm of his hand. I have never seen anything like it since.

When I'm on, people watch; people pay attention.

Everybody has forgotten about showmanship. People don't look like rock stars any more. They just look like regular dudes off the street.

Being performers, that's what we do: We put on shows and want people to watch.

I don't have the genetic make up of a frontman, but I'm learning how to do it.

I think generally playing live is a crap idea. So much of stage work is the presentation of personality, and I've never been interested in that.

I always liked performing in front of my parents' friends. My dad bought me a karaoke machine, and I would put on a Michael Jackson song like 'Thriller,' and I would come out with, like, a hat and a jacket, and, like, moonwalk in my socks, so I was always performing.

The cliche of what a rock star is - there's something elitist about it. I never related to that. I'm an entertainer. I think of it as, you're performing for people. It's not a self-glorification thing.

People buy a ticket to see your show, so from the moment I get onstage, I can have no insecurities, because they're already there. You have to get people to listen. If they listen, everything's cool.

I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and the audience gets it.

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

I feel like I own the stage.

You learn fast from others how to be an entertainer as well as a musician; you don't necessarily have to get out there and just play - you can be an entertainer, too.

So you don't have to take us too seriously; I mean, we're already intimidating enough on stage.

I think every film actor secretly wants to be a rock star as well; just that part of the job which requires the extrovert in you. Even if you've become an actor because it's your way of hiding in plain sight, there's still part of you which has that craving.

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.

I love performing in front of people, no matter where they come from or what language they speak.

I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.

I've done a lot of stage in my life, but I never had to dominate a stage for three hours.

When I come onstage, I'm exploding.

People like the shows I do. I want to be real, to have fun, even when I dance on stage... it's a buzz.

Cyndi Lauper knows how to work a crowd.

I always had the idea that I wanted to perform. I love being the center of attention - and I always love talking about myself.