Susan Olsen Quotes

I'm an island boy, so I love my reggae and soca music.

But my favorite band is Curbside Life, out of Chicago.

I carry my iPod everywhere. My favorite group is the John Butler Trio, an Australian jam band. The lead singer and guitarist writes amazing lyrics.

Bonnaroo is the most significant festival in the country. I can sometimes just get caught up in the moment and listening and say, 'Oops, I gotta go sing now.'

There is an event once a year that I'm able to sing at, through 'Passions,' in Tennessee. That's always fun. We perform at the Wild Horse Saloon.

I think the only festival I ever went to was Warped Tour.

My favourite festival experience is a show at midnight with the moon blazing and a crowd full of open hearts ready to dance.

I'd like to do something with the Avett Brothers.

My favourite two festivals have always been the Big Day Out and Summersonic in Japan. The Big Day Out is a little more fun because it lasts longer. It's like an abbreviated version of the Warped tour because you get to play with the same people every day, which is really fun.

My parents are from Jamaica, and I love reggae music.

Stony Skunk, when they were with our company, had a song which I personally like called 'Red Light District.'

Download was one of the best festivals I've ever been to.

I've wanted to play Lollapalooza all my life.

Warped Tour is completely in a league of its own. It's this crazy cross between a real, full tour and a festival.

In Sweden we have a jazz festival, and I would try to see all these people like Angie Stone there when I was younger.

I love that there's always something happening at festivals. It takes some of the pressure away, too, because you're one person on the bill.

I aspired to playing at Glastonbury, not just the Camden Palais.

We think of the Warped Tour as kind of like everyone's big birthday party.

You can only absorb when you look back at photos: like when we played Coachella, and there are thousands of people in the audience, and you just walk on stage.

There's just a completely different vibe at festivals. Everyone gets to hang out and enjoy their favorite music all day. I really do try and play as many festivals as possible!

I would love to see Regina Spektor, Bjork, and some really cool-sounding festival bands like 'Metric' and 'The Cardigans,' who are one of my favorite bands.

I'd never been to a festival till I played one.

At a festival, some people are just there because they're waiting for, like, Calvin Harris to come on later.

I've seen the Stones play for three hours, and the crowd knew every song. It's what you want in a headline slot at a festival.

If I could tour with anyone, I'd go with either Maroon 5, or Dave Matthews. No lets go with Sting, he will be my all time favorite...wait no I want to go on tour with the Police.