Andrew Shaffer Quotes

I'm really looking forward to playing in Copenhagen again. Last time I stayed as long as I could, took pictures, signed autographs, and hung out until they through me out of the place!

When I play with my band around the U.S.A., the most requested song is 'Peace Frog.'

I'd definitely love to play in Nashville again. That would be really good.

Go out and support your local rock n' roll band.

I saw Led Zeppelin live for the first time when I was thirteen.

Since I am an avid singer and a lot of my fans want to hear me sing, I thought it will be really nice to sing my songs online so that more people could watch me, and I thought digital is the best way to connect with everyone.

The people who come to Purple shows are there for the music.

Ultimately, if circumstances line-up in a way that makes it possible for Fugazi to play and the desire was there, we would do that.

Honestly, I was a fan before I got the opportunity to be an artist. I was the kind of fan who would stand in line or post a cover video.

In early 1983, Gary Goetzman and I went to see my favorite band, the Talking Heads, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The show was like seeing a movie just waiting to be filmed.

My friend, Zachary Throne, was playing a gig with Lemmy and the Upsetters. Knowing of our shared love of Motorhead, Zach called me up and invited me to the rehearsal.

I see little girls at my meet-and-greets who are like, 'Kelsea! It's my first concert and I came to see you.' And I'm thinking, 'I don't want to post anything online that your mom would be mad at me for, because you're important to me.'

I've been on tour since I was 16, and I always do meet-and-greets before and after shows, so you kind of build these friendships with people. I have girls come up to me and tell me exactly what's going on in their love lives.

I do a lot of meet-and-greets with the people, and I do 'sign shows' where I meet people and sign autographs.

I played with a band in Austin when I was doing 'Friday Night Lights.' It was a blast.

For musicians, Musikfest is the most cool event.

I love the Girls Aloud songs and get messages from fans asking to hear them performed live again.

When you make albums like I do, and it's based off fanfare and based off touring - I make these albums, and I get on the road. It's not really a radio-driven thing. I get on the road, and I see my fans, and I touch each and every last one of them.

There's no expectations at all. Every single person that turns up to a show, you really appreciate them. Every single radio interview you do - everything.

The first time I remember going to Nashville was in 1971 back when 'Snowbird' was a hit and I performed at the Grand Ole Opry.

I love performing live and engaging with my fans on-ground.

We record a lot of our shows, we record our soundchecks.

I spent six figures of my own money to get a tour bus and do a fan tour for my second album. I surprised fans at their houses, and we'd eat food and play video games.

For a rock band, I didn't see the point in live albums. To my mind, you've got to be there.

There is nothing like the buzz of singing one of your songs during a show and hearing your fans singing with you.