Anthony Gonzalez Quotes

I love singing, and whenever I can sing some more vocal leads, I always covet the chance.

It used to be enough for me to get on stage and sing. I kind of crave the performance part now. I write knowing it's going to happen, which I didn't do before.

But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, 'I can really sing.'

Every time I get up and sing for people, I get such a high. I just want to do it again and again.

I think I like singing when I'm singing live. It's just in the studio when it's a drag.

Like when I'm singing live I can't hear myself. I'm just listening to the rest of the band. To listen to my voice, it doesn't even feel like it's me.

I think I will always be performing; I don't think I can take that away. Because I really just enjoy it. I like getting up to sing; I like the challenge of learning new material and singing it in front of an audience.

I just want to get on stage and sing and be happy.

But I was singing loud, and most singers weren't singing loud.

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.

I just don't think I'm a very good singer.

For me, doing a show, the excitement of singing live, and the possibility that you're not gonna be perfect - that's the thrill of it.

I never thought of myself as a good singer.

For singers, I believe we can sing in a lot of keys. I know I have this big range, but the point is to find a key that emotionally connects people.

I keep my eyes closed a lot when I'm singing because sometimes it's distracting to see people.

I sing in full voice in the car and have a tendency to harmonize badly.

I was probably six years old when I first sang before an audience.

There's some anxiety the 30 minutes before the show starts. But once you step on stage and face the people, everything goes away, and you have fun and enjoy the audience.

I'm a terrible singer, but I'm not shy about it. I'm shy about dancing.

I would love to do much more singing; it's just one of those things where I can't quite describe what it feels like when you're standing in front of a forty piece orchestra, and there's nothing between you and an audience but a microphone. It's like strapping yourself to a locomotive, and I love it.

Playing and singing at the same time is pretty cool, but sometimes it's difficult to know when you can just really let go a bit because you've got to get back to bloody microphone and sing some stuff.

Now I'm more sure and I feel myself more comfortable singing.

I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.

The only thing I miss on stage is the falsetto.

I'm not the guy that thinks I'm a perfect singer.