Syd Barrett Quotes

It's such a rare and rewarding thing to be in control of space and time for two hours a night, to go through a journey and take the audience along. There's nothing quite like it.

The point of theatre is transformation: to make an extraordinary event out of ordinary material right in front of an audience's eyes. Where the germ of the idea came from is pretty much irrelevant. What matters to every theatre maker I know is speaking clearly to the audience 'right now.'

Some bands blow it before they even play. The most important moment of any show is when a band walks out with the red amp lights glowing, the flashlight that shows each performer the way to his spot on the stage. It's crucial not to blow it. It sets the tempo of the show; it affects everyone's perception of the band.

At first I missed it, but it was the amazing energy thing that happened during shows, when a lot of people were like Yay Yay Yeah! I missed that for a while. But I don't miss the regular and the business side of that whole thing.

I was always more interested in the ultimate live performance rather than the recording for its own sake. And, for the audience too, that thrill of - just being there.

I'm 90% performer, 10% musician. I've always said that Gossip are a band I would go see, not a band I would listen to.

The thought of someone spending $20 to come and see me and saying, 'Oh, I prefer the record and she's completely shattered the illusion' really upsets me. It's such a big deal that people come give me their time.

Theater is a space where you cross over from everyday life, because there are real people in that moment moving in front of you - you're being invited to believe in a story and cross that bridge.

I'm kind of big on performance in general. I like the sort of entertainment where you can go in and be fully immersed in it.

Theatre is live content, and you can tell if you have worked your audience.

A theatre is not a blank page for editorial, it is not a soapbox or a Tannoy system: it is a conscience that wakes with what is happening in the space, and wakes further still in response to what people are making of it.

As a young concert-going person, I was never enamoured with celebrities who would walk out to feature in certain songs and then walk off.

Our live show is a definite experience, since it's an extension of my albums.

It's our approach to treat each show like an arena show. We over-invest in production to make the stage look bigger, turning the show into an experience and not just somebody standing around with a microphone rapping.

Doing my Broadway show '700 Sundays' reminded me how much I love working in front of an audience.

Believe it or not, at concerts some records go off more than 'Crew' does.

Theatre, for me, is about providing to the audience a new and exciting experience.

Bands in the Nineties seem to forget the entertainment aspect of rock music.

I love theatre because of the audience. It feels risky. But I love film because it travels to the whole world. To an audience I don't see.

I just want people to leave a show and go, 'That was the most rockin' show I've ever seen.' I hope people can just roll with me a little bit - you know?

It's awesome to play 1 1/2 -hour shows because it's so much fun, and we enjoy every single minute of it.

Theatre has so many competitors, it's no longer enough to see and hear a play. You want to be able to touch and smell it, too.

The more everything gets digitalised, the more precious the live experience of going to the theatre is.

You're in for a live band. That's really what I wanted; I wanted to put on a show for people where they could come for the gay and stay for the musicianship. It's a live show; there's some rock stuff, too. Some rock and roll. Get ready.

There are a lot of bands coming up now that are literally thrusting their soul, their passion into something that fans can pay for a ticket to go see, and they know it's going to be awe-inspiring.