Jon Landau Quotes

Liberace was a miracle. You talk about who he was and what he did, and then you look at who he inspired, from Elton John to Cher to Michael Jackson to Bette Midler. There are so many people that came to see him. Elvis was there, watching his shows.

On a good night, I get underwear, bras, and hotel-room keys thrown onstage... You start to think that you're Tom Jones.

Cyndi Lauper knows how to work a crowd.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm just a guitar player, and my job is to go out there and play and entertain and do my thing.

I worked with Carl Perkins on a number of shows. Live shows. He just showed up and played. He just killed. Killed! Man... he was amazing!

What makes you a rock star is what are you able to do when you get behind that microphone, when you put that guitar in your hands, when you wield those drumsticks, and when you raise your hand in front of twenty thousand people: do they respond? That's being a rock star.

I want to be like Chris Brown meets Jay Z. Chris is a singer, a dancer, a complete powerhouse on stage and Jay Z is not just a popular musician, but also a lyrical genius, a business mogul, who knows how to be classy.

It was sweaty Whitney (Houston) in Central Park. She knew that park pretty well. Every bush!

It's fun to look at people that are so good at acting that aren't actors, like David Bowie creating a mystique about rock n' roll.

I'm in a really lucky position where people will be interested in whatever I do, but what I do is sing.

I don't want to be nasty but let's just say Robbie Williams is no Freddie Mercury.

If it weren't for Liberace, there would be no Madonna or Lady Gaga, Elton John, Bette Midler, or Elvis because it was Liberace who helped the King glitz up his act.

I think people need to see Prince live to really understand how remarkable he is.

I think he's an entertainer. I would prefer if he were a performer.

I went with a friend to see Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas, in the last year that he was performing. He wasn't necessarily on top form, but the way he could connect with an audience and the way he communicated through the lyrics was something I hadn't ever really seen before.

Elvis was a sweet darling, shy fellow, but he was really boring.

I wish I was Freddie Mercury, straight up.

To tell you the truth, my father says I came out of the womb literally singing and dancing, as though there was a spotlight on me. When I ask what I was like when I was little, they just say 'loud.'

She's a total professional, a diva, a mega-star, not just in music but in the entertainment industry. You always learn from the greats, and J.Lo is one.

I'm definitely never going to be John Cena, the life and soul of the party.

I think more like an entertainer rather than just a rapper. My overall goal is to never be listed as just a rapper. You know how Michael Jackson was listed as a great entertainer? That's what I want to be.

Growing up, I was so inspired by front men like Mick Jagger, Freddie Mercury, and Kurt Cobain - real showmen that put on 'a performance' every time they walk out on stage - so it's important for me to feel like I deliver that.

I feel like I am a true entertainer and performer.

My job, if someone picks me, is to come and perform. That's what we do for a living.

When I say I'm the biggest musical act on the face of the planet, I really mean that. I'm in front of tens of thousands of people, millions around the world, performing every week. Is there anybody else that's doing that? I don't think so.