Rick Nielsen Quotes

A stage actor has to be 10% aware of the audience as he's performing.

When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave.

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

Performing is a profound experience, at least for me.

Sometimes you don't know what you've got until you put it in front of an audience - and the enthusiasm for the show from the audience has been just incredible.

When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written.

Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.

I love performing. I love getting out there. It's kind of like why I make music.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

I love being able to perform in front of people. I like potentially making a difference in somebody's day or somebody's life.

I love the immediacy of an audience being there and reacting. I'm spoiled, having grown up in theater.

Performing live is easy in front of an audience.

There's nothing like performing for a live audience.

It is amazing to sing in front of a live audience. It is incredible. The energy is awesome.

There's nothing like being in front of a live audience and getting that vibe from them, and I love people to join in the singing, and I love people to clap their hands.

There's nothing like performing in front of a live crowd and just having people literally react to whatever it is you do, and there's nothing better than when you get that connection with the audience.

It's about the audience - if they laugh and clap, you feed off that, and if they don't, you doubt everything you've ever done.

We were playing shows still when we wrote 'Phoebe' and 'Rock All Night.' We got to test those songs in a live setting, so it was nice recording them and knowing which ones really resonated with the crowd.

Obviously, there's nothing like being in front of a live crowd. That's what makes a wrestling show - getting that instant feedback and taking them on an emotional journey through what you're doing in a ring. Nothing will ever replicate that.

I love performing, and connecting with an audience never gets old for me.

I play some places where the people are right at my feet, and you can see their expressions. It's kind of more like playing in your living room. It's almost easier to play in front of thousands of people in an arena scene, in some ways, but you don't get the personal contact.

Movies, you can insulate yourself more from audience, to a degree, and just look at box office. In theater, the audience is a very dynamic part of your process, and you feel much more exposed.

It definitely feels different to perform to people who know your music. Because people's feedback is not just, 'Oh my God, that was amazing. Who are you?'

It's hard not to be affected by the live audience.

Some guys like myself, we like to play off the crowd.