Big Freedia Quotes

People like the shows I do. I want to be real, to have fun, even when I dance on stage... it's a buzz.

One of the things I think you need to be a good emcee is silliness. And I'm basically a silly guy.

When I was 20, I used to go around telling stories, and I knew where I was comfortable - onstage, talking, making 'em laugh and listen to the weirdest things. I liked being the center of attention.

On stage I try to be as spontaneous as possible, feeding off the energy of the audience. I just let myself be and have fun on stage.

I would do these performances around town at different places, and that's when I really fell in love with performing, and I knew this was something that stood me up and filled me in a way that nothing had and nothing could. I really just fell in love with it.

I'm a huge karaoke fan. Oh my God. I'm one of those girls who don't give the mic away. It's a problem. I'm a closeted pop star.

I always liked performing in front of my parents' friends. My dad bought me a karaoke machine, and I would put on a Michael Jackson song like 'Thriller,' and I would come out with, like, a hat and a jacket, and, like, moonwalk in my socks, so I was always performing.

Playing live is basically just hyperactivity and a certain sense of enchantment that I deliver to the audience, to let them know what it would be like to be inside my head.

I was an extroverted kid and performed, like, acting and singing. Then, the older I got, I realized I enjoyed performing things that I came up with myself more and I enjoyed making people laugh more than making people cry or think.

If you don't own the stage, you shouldn't be in rock n' roll.

I used to have costumed characters come out, like SpongeBob. It's just fun to make it into this minor event, just to surprise people and experiment and be weird and just have fun with it. I've done just the hour stand-up, and that's fun, but the other stuff makes it fun for me and gives me something to react to and bounce off of.

I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.

When I come onstage, I'm exploding.

At the end of the day if you want to entertain people, you've got to take your ego out of the equation.

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

I like surprising my audiences, and it's compulsory to have fun and be silly; I never take myself quite too seriously.

I'm going to be Dog, and I'm going to be an entertainer. And I'm going to make mistakes.

I think working for the audience, for me, is the most fun. It's really a chance for something to work towards. It's where everything kind of comes together, and you have to make it work. You have all these people who are sitting there, wanting to have a good time and wanting to laugh. You really have no choice but to pull it out.

I don't need a stage to perform. We just need something to stand on.

Real entertainers love to entertain.

Performing has always been a natural part of me.

It's really fun to be on stage in front of people.

I'm more interested in - I was going to say putting on an interesting show, but then when I think about it, it's more like putting on several interesting shows. I think I'm more interested in doing funny things than calculating how I'll best be received.

I believe in entertaining the audiences with whatever I do.

I just want to go out there and have fun and entertain the crowd!