Sondre Lerche Quotes

You don't really know a song until you play it live.

Once you sit in front of people and start playing songs, it's all on you. No matter what happens, it's entirely your responsibility the entire time. I like that intensity.

I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows.

I've always enjoyed playing live onstage.

I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never moved an inch.

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

I love playing big rooms. There's nothing like it. It's a power trip.

One of the main reasons for wanting to perform live again was to have contact with that audience.

And the live show is still our main thing.

I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to you, it makes you play differently. It's so much more fun to play because there's so much more high energy in a place like that.

A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.

Live shows were always religion for us. We never played a show - whether it was in front of 15 people or 15,000 - where it wasn't everything we had that night.

I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.

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

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

'm not saying I would never do acting again, because I love it, but there really is nothing compared to getting up in front of people and singing your music.

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 can't understand artists that don't want to perform and, like, get on stage and do their songs for all their fans every night.

There's nothing better than live music, I think.

Bands like Culture Club and artists like me, you tend to concentrate on the live arena because that's where you can be your most authentic. That's where you have the most power.

The most amazing thing is being onstage and watching the audience sing every song lyric for lyric.

It's great to play live. I love it and appreciate it more than I did in the early days. It's a central part of being in A-ha.

When I was a kid and went to shows, my favorites were Live Events. You really see a performer's personality on Live Events than on TV.

When I was touring with Peas, I was able to make the crowd feel the energy. When I said: 'put your hands up or make some noise,' they just did it.

The thing about doing gigs is you make music, and then it is gone and that is being watched by thousands of people.