James Taylor Quotes

I figured, 'Why not go into entertainment?' I love entertaining people. I always loved being extra loud.

I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well.

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 am blessed to perform in the studio and on the concert stage.

Despite all the technical improvements, it still boils down to a man or a woman and a microphone, playing music, sharing stories, talking about issues - communicating with an audience.

Rock stars are good at making noise.

I had no intention of being an entertainer.

All you have to do is put me in front of the people and put the beat in front of me, and the rest is history.

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

When the music is physically demanding, I want to make sure that the effort involved is put across to the audience through physical gesture.

'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 don't get on stage and give a social diatribe. I am a performer and an entertainer.

I can't even imagine something being more fun than playing James Brown onstage.

I love to have a band, but dancers are my priority because I really want a show, you know?

I've definitely gotten to the point where we get to the venue, and people know that I'm in charge of the band.

I want to write songs, and I would like to play and sing them. I'm not a politician; I'm not a comedian. I hate coming up with bits to do between songs.

Dancing for Flo Rida was a great experience.

It's such a big dream of mine to be singing in front of my friends and family in my hometown.

I think it's just entertainment for people that are interested in the form. To sing along to and be psyched by.

I don't like to play above or below people's heads. Basically, I just like to get up in front of a crowd and rip it up.

I like entertaining people. I like being on stage. I like being in the life. This is what I do. This is the only thing I know how to do besides rob people and fight. Even when I was robbing people, I was entertaining them. But that's just what I love doing.

When you are on stage you are having an affair with three thousand people.

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.

When you are on stage in front of an audience, you want to engage the entire crowd. If a thousand people are in the theater, you need to dance a thousand different ways, not one-thousandth of a way.

I grew up fascinated with comedy and with people who could capture someone's attention.