Gilbert O'Sullivan Quotes

There is something about the stage that makes it so much better than being in the studio. I always connect with my audience; a concert to me is a collaboration between me and the audience, and I love it so much.

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.

When people pay to see you live, they connect with you on a much deeper level than people who just buy your records.

But I always communicate with the audience. I never pretend like I'm just in my bedroom making a track. The whole point of doing a gig is, like, a feedback thing between you and the audience.

When playing any song in front of an audience, you're watching them experience it, and it changes. In a lot of ways, it's almost like the music is just the background buzz to what's happening between you and the audience in the room.

When I play live, I feel how the audience is going and follow and lead at the same time.

There is nothing to compare with the instantaneous feedback a singer gets from the people sitting in front of him. That is where it all comes together - all the rehearsing and working to get everything just exactly right.

The desire to share is not a vague, windy sentiment, not when you see the massive rise in live concerts in response to the phenomenon of downloading music... People want to get rid of the headphones and be part of a shared experience.

I tend to like the heavier things, especially live on stage. I need that energy and interaction and feeling the audience.

When you can connect with a live audience and you get that immediate response it's just great.

I try to do a lot of direct contact with the audience, because the audience is part of the concert, too, as much as anyone on stage, and it's a shame not to get to meet them if you get the chance.

I suppose I write music for people, not for the filing cabinet or the museum.

I really love headlining. Opening up is fun - getting to play for all these people who might not know you - but it's so much easier sometimes playing for people who know all your songs: you get that instant feedback.

The biggest change is I get to play my music for the people.

The most amazing thing is being onstage and watching the audience sing every song lyric for lyric.

If you're in the groove, you get something back from the audience that is so exciting and rewarding that no film or television work can possibly compete.

When you get the rush of live performing, it's hard to give that up.

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.

I like that raw energy that I get from an audience.

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.

When I go to a live show, I want to be moved. That's why you do it. And it's not very often that a band will move you live.

I just love seeing my audience live, and I also love to see my peers perform because it inspires me to be a better performer as well.

Of course, I love the arenas; there's a great deal of energy and excitement playing those kind of shows. But there's something that's very intimate and very special about a small venue, where you really feel like you're almost getting to know everyone in the audience.

When the audience resonates with my music and sings every single word from the song, the high of performing live is unmatched.

It's very, very exciting for me to hear my songs on the radio and to play shows and have people know the words.