Don Henley Quotes

It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs.

What I always expect to deliver to my audience is a very entertaining evening of singing and playing.

Drumming is a real part of my live show, and I like to do it because so many people aren't expecting me to go and do it.

I think I'm more entertainer than musician. I like to get with the crowd, make this night special for them.

There's something interesting about playing live; you're in the moment, and I think it would be beneficial.

The Tinted Windows shows were very fun but it's very different for me as a performer. I'm not playing music - I'm just singing and I missed that. I miss rocking out on keys, drums, guitar... whatever it is.

Our live show is a definite experience, since it's an extension of my albums.

When I'm singing my songs on stage, I feel like I'm doing a rock show, even though I don't think all my music is particularly straight up rock.

I enjoy singing with a band playing behind me.

I'm glad I had a chance to see great music played up close and live. In a way, that's what I hope my show does. It's almost like an acoustic evening with Mick Foley.

I think 'Hair' is the kind of show that benefits from the live experience - it needs to be seen and heard.

There's nothing like performing for a live audience.

When you get the rush of live performing, it's hard to give that up.

In the studio is one thing, but playing live is the important part, I think.

Eventually, I began singing in various shows. It was then that I started appreciating the breadth and depth of Hindi film music.

By now, everyone knows I do not just sing standing in the middle of the stage. I also dance and get others to dance with me.

There's nothing like performing in front of a live crowd and just having people literally react to whatever it is you do, and there's nothing better than when you get that connection with the audience.

We've had the good fortune of performing to live music a few times in our career and it always creates a different dynamic.

Justin Timberlake has a great live show.

We've always prided ourselves on putting together a great live show. That's something that means a lot to us because our bread and butter is the live tour.

I remember when I was a kid and I used to go and see Queen play live. It was like there was Queen the album band, and then Queen the four dudes on stage playing the songs on stage, and it never lacked anything to me when it was just the four dudes playing the big songs.

I prefer playing with a band. It's good to do both, but for me it's quite exciting when I hear my songs completely transformed with the band behind me. You can really get into it more, and so can the audience.

With Dream Theater live, I may have been a bit of a focal point because I absolutely live for the energy on stage, and having interaction with the audience is absolutely crucial to me - regardless of how some others have described it!

I also think something that makes the whole live performance fun for me is that I love my music.

Typically in Korea when I perform I have a full band, a ten-piece band, and that's a completely different monster in itself to prepare and rehearse.