Jamie xx Quotes

The stage is my comfort zone, and playing live is what I've always wanted to do. It's why I want to do two hundred dates a year. I wouldn't feel that way if I were nervous onstage.

I definitely enjoy performing on stage with The Roots.

I think I'm better at live shows than I used to be because I'm way more comfortable with the uncomfortable pauses between songs. Now, rather than trying to talk or do a costume change, I'll use those moments for myself. I listen to what other people are playing, or just rest, or dance, even though I don't know how to.

And the general opinion is we are much better on stage than in the studio.

I play in a band, I write songs, I sing, you know, perform on stage.

I love to produce a track and then play it for the crowd; that's the biggest kick for me!

I love nothing more than to perform my songs in front of a live audience. And whatever I'm doing is driven toward finding or writing songs and putting out hit songs that drive people coming to see me live. Because, at the end of the day, that's what I enjoy the most.

The first rule of rock and roll is it's all about live. Then you have to learn a second craft, which is making records. It should go in that order.

When I wrote songs like 'Everyone I Love is Dead,' I never thought about how I was going to execute them live.

I'm in the studio for hours in that tiny little box, and really, the performing part is what I'm most excited about.

Once you step on that stage, to me, that's where I feel most comfortable - performing live. So that's something would do each and every day of my life if I could.

I play the piano a lot at home. I write songs on the piano and guitar. I would like to actually play piano on stage. I don't think I'll get the chance for a while.

Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's about making records but it's also about taking a wonderful smile onto that stage and making the people feel good about themselves.

Well, for the My Generation album, there was nothing to be nervous about in them days. We used to take every day as it came. Every day was just a gig and I think we did the recording between gigs literally.

Trying to get my music performed live by bar bands was a self defeating experience. It really just distracted me from what I should've been doing all along, writing and recording.

I make records so I can go on tour. There's nothing else. I love to go out and play for people.

Performing live is easy in front of an audience.

I'd say it's harder to play with an acoustic guitar strapped over your shoulder for a few hundred people than it is to play in front of thousands with an entire bombastic band behind you.

I want to express my ideas through my music and on stage because I'm a musician.

I think the reason I got into the music business was basically for the live aspect of it.

There is nothing like the buzz of singing one of your songs during a show and hearing your fans singing with you.

I never wanted to just press play on some DJ set and let the lights do all the work. I value old-fashioned performance a little more than that.

At first it was kind of hard, because I had become used to just my phone screen in front of me. But sharing your songs with an audience is incredible.

I really wanted to make a record that would feel fun to play live.

I think there's an attitude these days that you can go straight from a studio to the stage, and it isn't really like that. But playing live was the most important thing for me at the start because whenever I recorded something, it didn't sound right; I didn't like how my voice sounded. It was just raw.