Kim Shattuck Quotes

I have a hard time narrowing things down to ten or 12 songs. If I walk off stage in anything less than two hours, it just feels strange. It feels early.

The Grateful Dead played for three hours on a given night, plus sound check.

I'm releasing more music as Virtual Self, I'm definitely going to be touring Virtual Self.

In the early days of the Libertines, we used to put on Arcadian cabaret nights. There'd be some girl climbing out of an egg; we'd try and get a couple of mates to tell a few jokes, performance poets, and then we'd play in the middle of it all. More people were on stage than in the crowd.

We couldn't even contemplate doing 'Hairspray' without a live audience.

I saw 'Hairspray' at the Pantages in L.A. It came to the Pantages right before I did the movie, and just being in New York sometimes and seeing the marquees and everything like that, I'm like, 'I really, really have to go experience a Broadway play.'

It's so much fun to have vocal groups out on the road because we get to see them do their thing, and at the end of the night, we come back, and we all do a big thing together for the encore with 'American Band.'

I played with Prince in 2010... the America tour. The one with Misty Copeland dancing on top of the piano! But Prince played the piano on that song. But I played two dates with him on that tour. When we played the gig, every couple of songs, Prince would change his clothes.

It's been really cool to go to places I've never been to around the country and performing for people and bringing a fun show to entertain folks.

In Adrenaline Mob there are five guys that are all absolutely insanely energetic performers each of their own right. It's like a five-ring circus on stage!

One of the parts of 'BGT' we love doing the most is going around the country.

Yes, I performed at the Secret Policeman's Ball at Radio City Music Hall and loved every minute.

In electronic music, staying behind your laptop for two hours is not too exciting to watch.

We love the idea of really putting on a show. It's not just a band playing on the stage. There's a theatrical element to what's going on.

I think the most important thing to putting on a good show is to always mix things up. Sometimes we wear makeup; other times we don't. The point is, you'll never get the same Avenged show twice. I think it's really important to be theatrical. I mean, look at Iron Maiden!

Every show with my Jazzmaster is like a new show.

Makin' records is one art form and playin' live is another. It's like the difference between makin' a movie and doin' theatre.

There is really nothing like seeing a live stage performance.

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 like playing. Guitar... on a loud rock stage... with colored lights. Everything sounds better with colored lights!

When you make records, you gotta think about what's going to be happening at the concert.

My favorite aspect of music is the performance part!

Styx was always a theatrical band. In fact, we played City Center in 1983 with a rock opera, 'Kilroy Was Here.'

The musical is amazing. i mean,i don't throw around that word very often unless im talking about myself. Being humble is one of my many fine qualities. IGN Interview May 2009

We still play three or four hits every night. Now, we don't play them like the record. We try to find new ways to do it.