Mel Tillis Quotes

We did like 12 shows, then we did the entire Ozzfest with the first half completely booked; then we did the second half with a couple days off here and there.

I'm a live performer and I love playing live.

If I decide to tour, I definitely would come to Washington, D.C. We'll see.

I never envisioned that I would be able to bring something to the entertainment table that would fit Las Vegas. Vegas is so presentational; it's live theater and, for me, it's always been film or television, which isn't why people come to Las Vegas. So it's exciting to be apart of all of this, the thrust of the entertainment of Vegas.

Coldplay's 'Mylo Xyloto' tour was incredible.

I've always been obsessed with being on stage and putting shows together.

I'm getting to do, like, 11 stadium shows with Kenny Chesney... seriously - that's bucket list.

I love to perform. I love live shows.

Pay-per-view events for us were really just another show while we were out on a road tour.

I'm releasing more music as Virtual Self, I'm definitely going to be touring Virtual Self.

Yeah, but on the U.S Tour we threw a new song into the set almost every night. Ofcourse, you can't do too many new songs every night as they've never heard it.

I actually may do a musical next year... not one that I've written; one that I may star in. Plus my concert and other people's work and all of a sudden you've got a very full life.

Television is great but for me, as a performer, nothing compares to a live theatre show.

We just finished making a record. Everybody wants to play shows, so we're going to after that.

Dweezil and I are going on tour with the band probably starting in the middle of February for a month probably playing a few songs from my new record and then I'll continue on after that tour.

I've never done a solo tour. I feel like getting out there and doing that.

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.

In fact, Moon came on tour with us for a bit just before a big festival in Brighton, I think.

Reba McEntire came through town when I lived in Texas. She had this amazing theatrical show with, like, 13 different wardrobe changes. I was eight and I was like, Wow, I wanna do that!

When I owned the theater, I had the Glen Miller Orchestra. I had 20 girls singing and dancing. I had a cast of characters. It was a big group production, as well as ushers, ticket takers.

If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience.

We just done doing The Blessed Hellride tour and Ozzfest.

One of Lady Antebellum's first big tours was opening up for Kenny Chesney.

I like the idea of conceiving a show and putting on a show, and especially when I got to the place where I could play theaters.

When I play live, I jump around like an idiot for an hour-and-a-half or more under a lighting rig that's hotter than hell.