Van Morrison Quotes

There might be two or three songs I'm trying out. I've been singing these songs (on the new album) in the studio, but I haven't really done them live. It's intimate to sing them in a studio. Now, I've got to be on a stage and be in front of a lot of people.

I haven't been on the stage in a long time.

I used to get very nervous before a concert. It's okay when you are in a band. You can kind of disappear. But when it's just you... yes, that was difficult. I would not say it is easy now. But when you do it for a long time, you do learn to cope.

From the first time you can look in the paper and you accept that you're the entertainment for some people that night, it becomes so much more enjoyable to play live.

I just learned my lyrics and tried not to bump into the trumpet player. That was my philosophy.

The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous.

I used to perform all the time but I haven't performed in New York in a very long time.

Performing live is easy in front of an audience.

I love performing live: it's my very favorite thing to do.

Every time I sing, it it's a reminder to myself that I have to be confident.

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.

Nobody was listening when I learned how to play music. But there's something about being on stage, talking to the audience, looking at them and smiling, that's always been difficult for me. I'm a lot more comfortable now, but there are still moments of awkwardness.

It took me a long time to be alright with smiling onstage.

The band's filter, but playing live is a lot of fun.

I still remember the first gig where I got people going, it was Rascals in New Jersey, and the place was packed. I was scared. People were expecting me to be funny. I gotta be honest, every time I walk into a club, it's that same fear.

When you get onstage, you can see everyone in the audience's face, down to the detail. You can see who may or may not be yawning.

I haven't been really nervous about a gig in a long time.

We seem to do better in the studio than we do in a live environment.

Through the years I've found that I prefer live playing to recording. I still do lots of recording - but I treasure the live shows.

I do love live performing, but I'm not a stand-up naturally, and I don't like the lifestyle of working just in the evenings at clubs and stuff - not a natural gig-er.

I remember playing the Royal Albert Hall, and a guy would say, 'Ten minutes to stage time,' and I'd get so nervous.

It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where the audiences were all sitting down.

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

It may take me a long time before I feel 'ready' to tour as a lead singer. I may never be ready... we'll just have to see.

We are the kind of people who obsess over one word... but we have only one shot to get it right in concert. It was hard the first time I practiced with them. I was so nervous that my vocal chords were paralyzed for about a half-hour.