Tift Merritt Quotes

'm not saying I would never do acting again, because I love it, but there really is nothing compared to getting up in front of people and singing your music.

Singing was the big focus and outlet for me.

I want to express my ideas through my music and on stage because I'm a musician.

I love doing concerts, and I think my songs get another expression and energy when they are being played live.

I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to you, it makes you play differently. It's so much more fun to play because there's so much more high energy in a place like that.

Sometimes I do 'So Desperate' solo in the middle of the set. I really love to sing that song.

With every performance I just feel more energized somehow. Like, this is how I exercise! This is how I feed my ego, by playing this loud rock music.

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

Feeling emotionally connected to a song, and accumulating every bit of the moment's energy to sing out to the audience is what I believe makes a great performer.

I love singing and that's kind of my new thing.

Especially with the live, just the way I curve words, it's about expression. It's so emotive, to be able to release these words into a mike. It really emphasizes this insane tingle down my spine whenever I play.

All my life I wanted to play music with love to every member of the audience.

But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, 'I can really sing.'

I really enjoy creating music onstage, to participate in making music live.

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.

I can't imagine life without singing.

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

Immediate, simultaneous connection between the audience and a performer is crucial to me. It's why I do what I do. Other things, like recording, are satisfying, but they're not the same. I love the connection I get with the audience when I'm sitting behind that piano.

Music is so much fun because each song is like a film in itself. You get to go from beginning to end and interact and exchange energy with a live audience.

Performing is a profound experience, at least for me. It's not as if I sit down and play 'Fire and Rain' by myself, just to hear it again. But to offer it up... the energy that it somehow summons live takes me right back, and I do get a reconnection to the emotions.

My live performance, it just comes from feeling an energy and emotion from the crowd.

The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it's so addictive.

Singing live is my favorite. When people sing along to your songs, the circle is complete.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.