Johnny Christ Quotes

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

The stage show is, in some sense, highly theatrical. It's definitely not just a band in jeans playing rock and roll.

Live performances always feel like such a moment with all of the costumes and theatrics.

I'm not a DJ. I play live and think we put on a show. That's it.

I always kept the fans happy. They always saw a different Rey, whether it was a mask, a design, a color. I never gave them the same thing twice and always kept them on their feet. They were always excited to see what Rey was going to bring to the table.

Every time I see a live performance of something, I'm like, 'I want to be doing that!'

I do my best creating on stage.

I really enjoy doing the live stuff.

I used to rely too much on arrangements and production, things like dancers and explosions.

I never tell an audience what they can expect. I never have and I never will. I'm an entertainer for 75 years.

Theater is about surprises and things that you haven't seen before on stage.

We're entertainers, not just singers!

I just have fun on stage. There's nothing premolded out there. I try to always do something different.

A magic show and a concert are very similar in the way I like keeping things a mystery and not doing them the same way every time. The listener and the audience never know what's going to happen next.

The greatest feeling in the world is performing and connecting with the audience.

We wanted to incorporate lights and the like to really accentuate the music. We play mostly small venues, so we don't use it overboard by any means. The most important thing is the music. I think we do a good job of letting that show.

Coming out in a bedazzled tank top and silver jeans and singing 'Superstar' with a 36-piece band and 28 dancers around me is one of the dopest things I've ever had the opportunity to do.

You try to stay in the moment and act like you're singing the song for the first time. You try to have a good time yourself. That's the most important thing. If you're having a good time, people will join you.

We enjoy playing small shows, big shows, whatever. There's the energy of the visual production, and all that stuff starts to happen, so when you see it come to life, it's pretty exciting.

We love the idea of really putting on a show. It's not just a band playing on the stage. There's a theatrical element to what's going on.

I want people to come to the game to see what I will do next.

I've always believed, in my heart of hearts, that it would be a better show if, when I crossed over to the desk, the band kept playing for an hour and I danced in a cage.

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

I would just stand there puzzled, then realize this would be a great place to make a show.

Magicians will always tell you the trick is the most important thing, but I'm more interested in telling a story.