Tom Jenkinson Quotes

Music - you need the give and take from the audience, the feeling of attention. It's not about me: it's about the music itself.

It doesn't matter as long as there's interaction between me and the audience. That's why they come.

One of the main reasons for wanting to perform live again was to have contact with that audience.

There is something about the stage that makes it so much better than being in the studio. I always connect with my audience; a concert to me is a collaboration between me and the audience, and I love it so much.

The relationship with a live audience seems to me to count for more.

The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records.

I like to see other bands, and I like to hear their songs, but I really like it when they engage the audience.

With Faith No More, even though we're a bunch of old men, what I remember about our best shows is some sort of confrontation with the audience.

Some guys like myself, we like to play off the crowd.

I love connecting with the audience, and there's more ways than one to do that.

I write things in my house, and hopefully there's a reader out there who enjoys it and has an experience with it, but that's very different than a performer on stage, where there's an immediate dance with the audience. It's incredibly powerful.

You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.

I think I can connect with an audience because I know what it's like to be on the other side of it and I really remember all of that.

You can't force something like that. But we have encouraged our audience, because we avoid the confrontation of regular rock concerts: us up here, you down there. Instead, we're looking for interaction.

When I play live, I feel how the audience is going and follow and lead at the same time.

The audience plays a huge part in how a piece will actually form. They really allow the performers to walk a tightrope in a way that never seems to happen in the privacy of your own four walls. I'm listening to the audience, and they're listening to me.

Singing well has always been important to me, but the most important factor is the connection to the audience.

I don't know if I ever really considered making a connection with the audience.

I would love to do more on the stage; having actual contact with the audience is great. You can give them a good seeing to!

I have a genuine love affair with my audience. When I'm on stage they're not privileged to see me. It's a privilege for me to see them.

There is nothing to compare with the instantaneous feedback a singer gets from the people sitting in front of him. That is where it all comes together - all the rehearsing and working to get everything just exactly right.

Own every note I sing and sell it. Make a connection to the audience. That's what it comes down to, you know?

I loved the idea of touching base with an audience.

Part of the gestation of 'The Wall' was this business of alienation from the audience, and so the interesting thing was, what 'The Wall' eventually became was something that absolutely engaged the audience.

A performer needs and craves a live audience.