Bill Kreutzmann Quotes

A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business, live concerts.

When I'm on stage, my interaction with the audience is something that really makes me come alive. It's a feeling like no other. The energy of the crowd fuels something new inside.

Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous for that. I just get excited.

I don't get stage fright, I actually love the energy, I love the spontaneity, I love the adrenaline you get in front of a live audience, it actually really works for me.

I really love live performing!

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

There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.

I like that raw energy that I get from an audience.

Of course, I love the arenas; there's a great deal of energy and excitement playing those kind of shows. But there's something that's very intimate and very special about a small venue, where you really feel like you're almost getting to know everyone in the audience.

With Dream Theater live, I may have been a bit of a focal point because I absolutely live for the energy on stage, and having interaction with the audience is absolutely crucial to me - regardless of how some others have described it!

When I was a kid and went to shows, my favorites were Live Events. You really see a performer's personality on Live Events than on TV.

The thing about doing gigs is you make music, and then it is gone and that is being watched by thousands of people.

There's a different energy at one of my shows than anybody else's.

I feel that energy up there on stage. The band, the crew and our road family - the look in their eyes - they're so happy to be back doing what we love to do.

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

Compared to what they were, rock concerts now are like business meetings.

I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never moved an inch.

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.

Somewhere along the line, a concert became a variety show. It was no longer enough for four dudes to play together in front of some guitar amps. Costume changes, an army of dancers, and Broadway theatrics suddenly became standard for a 'concert.'

I really enjoy doing the live stuff.

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

I put on the best live show, the absolute best live show I can possibly can.

I went into performing for the community. Being backstage with your company of fellows is the best part of working in live theater. That energy, that combined focus, the synergy - it's addictive.

It's new and different every night. The charge you get from a good audience is like nothing else.

I just feed off the energy of the audience.