Jim Root Quotes

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

Give me a guitar and I'll play; give me a stage and I'll perform; give me an auditorium and I'll fill it.

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

A studio is like a meditation room where music is created. And a live performance is the place where the creation of the studio is taken ahead. I love both.

I have never played anything live - except for a few special occasions - from 'Fish Out of Water.'

I love to perform live.

Playing live if the thing I love doing best.

As long as I can sing halfway decent, I'd rather sing than act. There's nothing like being in good voice, feeling good, having good numbers to do and having a fine orchestra.

I'm most in my element on tour, with a gig that day, like today. I'm on the road where I am supposed to be. I will be where I'm supposed to be at nighttime, on stage, in front of people, doing my thing.

I have a great band from Jersey and New York. I say that because they got great attitude, and we have a great time on stage.

I'm hoping to work on some original songs and to keep performing in front of a crowd as much as I can.

I toured. I played, I was in that world so intensely, and then I had to bow out.

I play in a band called Hellyeah, and I really love doing it.

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.

It's been too many years since I've played live as myself as opposed to in a fake band for a film.

I've always enjoyed playing live onstage.

I have a buddy of mine who's a musician, and I play guitar and sing quite a bit with him.

I love being in the studio, and I am a huge fan of live music. Without writing good stuff in the studio, you have nothing to play live.

I wanna go play my music in a club.

It's different playing in a studio than it is playing live, of course.

I play in a band, I write songs, I sing, you know, perform on stage.

I sing a bit and play guitar.

Believe it or not, most people think of me as a recording artist, but actually the way I think of myself and the way I earn my living is as a performing artist.

The 'Daryl's House' thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record.

I take a lot of pride in my live show and put more energy there than I do in the studio.