Maren Morris Quotes

A true musician, like Johnny Cash, should be able to walk into a room with nothing but an instrument and capture people's attention for two hours.

I don't want to be nasty but let's just say Robbie Williams is no Freddie Mercury.

When you sing live, you cannot expect any artist, except for the amazing Beyonce or GaGa, to get it right every time.

I love live performance and have huge admiration for people who can really do it. It's the same with music: I'll play a record and think that I'm not really into country or ragga. But, if it's live and the musicians are good, I'll listen to pretty much anything.

There are a lot of singers who cannot sing to save their lives. We have to accept it, but thank God there is such a thing as live shows. It's only when people are faced with live shows that the world gets to know how good or how bad they are.

We're better than Metallica. We're better musicians, better players. Put it this way, they can try to walk onstage after an Iron Maiden show if they want.

I went to see 'Shine a Light,' and it was the most perfect thing I could have done to watch that man do what he does in front of an audience. It's primarily Mick Jagger, but they're all so confident and relaxed and in love with what they do, and aware of the power of what they do. It's just deeply, deeply attractive.

When people come to my shows, they're like, 'I can't believe you can actually freaking sing!'

If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.

It took time to really build myself a reputation as a good live performer, a musician and an artist.

I have made stage adjustments which allow me to hear myself better onstage so that has made playing live much more enjoyable.

When playing any song in front of an audience, you're watching them experience it, and it changes. In a lot of ways, it's almost like the music is just the background buzz to what's happening between you and the audience in the room.

I always considered myself a performer. It's what God gave me. It doesn't matter if one person hears it or a million.

I feel like you're not a real musician or entertainer if you can't go into a room, pick up an instrument and entertain people.

Nothing beats a live performance. Nothing.

Well, no. I believe that it's not at all impossible that some of the performances that I've heard so far by some pianists may be superior to my own playing because those are two totally different acts altogether.

I think people need to see Prince live to really understand how remarkable he is.

I think we've always been better live.

In case you're wondering whether I lip synch, the answer is no... people think so because I sound so good.

When I am performing live, I walk into a room, and I just try to get a feel for the vibe, and I am coming from different angles musically. I might come with a new song, I might come with some hip-hop, with some R&B. Once I find my way, then I am hitting you, and hitting you all night.

If you're a good singer, you're going to make anything sound good.

I've got my ideal job. I like to sing, I like to dance, I like to bang drums and dress up, and someone pays me - it's incredible.

Performing music live, there's a certain magic to it.

I'm not the best singer - like, I know I'm not Celine Dion.

I tend to like the heavier things, especially live on stage. I need that energy and interaction and feeling the audience.