David Bryan Quotes

I love doing concerts. For me, it's the favorite thing I do. I get to communicate with the audience in a direct way.

I think our strongest suit is our live show.

I try and put on a show for the crowd and make sure they enjoy it.

There are lots of reasons people come to Beyonce shows. There's the music, her dancing; all in all a bedazzling show. She's a great performer and singer.

I've always enjoyed playing live onstage.

Every time I see a live performance of something, I'm like, 'I want to be doing that!'

You move differently than you do when you're filling the stage at Radio City. You have to be bigger than life there.

Prince is the ultimate performer. Prince is that dude that's going to get on stage by himself, if he need to, but hold you in the palm of his hand. Like, you can't take your eyes off the man when he's on stage, and he could just be sitting there playing his guitar.

A live performance is the same no matter what genre it is. Wrestling, rock 'n roll, hosting, acting - it's the same thing.

What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it.

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

The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is not about great guitar playing it's really about entertainment.

I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.

I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.

The studio work is the nasty, tedious, hard and nerve-wracking part, interrupted by moments of exhilaration. Playing live is the chance to actually have some fun and get on a stage.

There's nothing more fun than being out on stage and getting the vibe from the crowd. There's nothing like being on a set where you are there to make other people happy and to make them laugh. That's the best job in the world.

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.

The young people look great on television. They're youthful and have a lot of zip and energy, but when you see them live, they can only do about 20 minutes because they haven't got the training to hold an audience for an hour and a half or so.

Every time I get in front of an audience, I do the best I can. I really don't look at it like, you know, 'This is gonna be this crowd, or that crowd.' If anything, I think about the demographics only because of what songs will entertain more than others.

You don't go see Primus to see what kind of new clothing I'm wearing or what my new hairdo is. You come to see Primus for the musical experience and the visual experience. I think, anyways. Maybe I'm wrong!

Honestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

You either entertain an audience or you don't.

When I use music on stage, the prime directive is to entertain the public, so it is different.

I'm an entertainer. If people are paying good money for tickets they deserve the best show they can see. I don't get into lighting stuff on fire, but I do believe in going the extra mile.