Peter Weller Quotes

I just love being on stage and I love making music, and as far as - it's great for narcissism, because you have all those people screaming out your name.

I think a show is more of an interacting with fans than you just singing songs.

I thrive on being on the road, waking up in a different place every day and having my life revolve around music. When you walk out in front of 300,000 people and pull it off, it validates you.

The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV.

You look at Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bob Seger. All they ever wanted to do was go out there and entertain, and I'm the same way.

I like radio and live performing stuff. I don't like the television stuff as much.

Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's about making records but it's also about taking a wonderful smile onto that stage and making the people feel good about themselves.

A lot of times you go to a concert, and when you leave, you don't know anything more about the act then when you got there.

The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.

I'm a working travelling musician, but just on a bigger scale.

Phish and Dave Matthews really know their audiences and really treat them well.

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.

Performing live is easy in front of an audience.

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.

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

One of the best things I get to do is meet people that have been to the shows and listened to the music. I still don't indulge in the social media side of things, so that's my way of starting conversations - actually hearing people talk.

I started performing in musical events after the success of 'Victory' and fans demanded the song 'Khaali Quarter' in every show.

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

We are musicians, entertainers. We can do it. We have the right tools. No worries.

I just think you shouldn't expect people to pay money to see someone sing live and then lip-synch.

The Who always play 'I Can't Explain'; and we'll always play 'Wonderwall'. People ask us if we get bored of it. You can't get bored of 15,000 people shouting for 'Wonderwall'. That's better than drugs. You get a hard-on when you hear that.

I feel like you've gotta be able to get up every night in front of a live audience. Whether it's 10 people or 50 people or a hundred people, whether you're in a rock band or doing the comedy circuit.

I can understand why rock stars are rock stars and why they play in front of people because the buzz that you get is insane. It's probably the same as when you do something on stage and you work off the audience. The buzz you get when you're playing a song and everyone is screaming and dancing and what have you and singing along is incredible.

There might be two or three songs I'm trying out. I've been singing these songs (on the new album) in the studio, but I haven't really done them live. It's intimate to sing them in a studio. Now, I've got to be on a stage and be in front of a lot of people.

I love performing live: it's my very favorite thing to do.