Andrew Ridgeley Quotes

I am blessed to perform in the studio and on the concert stage.

I never get tired of performing to people who want to hear me. Hell, that's my handshake to the world. I'm doing just what I've wanted to do since that day I was 15 and heard Lenny Breau play the guitar.

A lot of times you go to a concert, and when you leave, you don't know anything more about the act then when you got there.

I'm glad I had a chance to see great music played up close and live. In a way, that's what I hope my show does. It's almost like an acoustic evening with Mick Foley.

I like to see other bands, and I like to hear their songs, but I really like it when they engage the audience.

A huge thing for me growing up was going to see my favorite bands and feeling like, 'Okay, cool, they proved themselves and did things in a special way.' That's the most important thing.

When I go to a gig and I hear a song that I really like, a song that hits home to me or hits an emotional nerve, if I could ever recreate that for someone, that would be the ultimate goal.

American audiences are great. They get what I am doing, but as my band will tell you, nowhere tops the Irish audience. They are just brilliant. They are very open, but the Americans and Spanish come a close second.

When you go to a great concert, you feel this arc, almost like the music of a well-chosen set takes you on this trip through emotions and through various forms of intellectual engagement.

I will be very grateful that I get to go out and play a song and get well paid for it.

It wasn't until 'Smokey Joe's' came out that I actually got to step out from behind the curtain and meet our 'fans.'

You always feel like rock critics are frustrated musicians. I envy musicians their ability to live their art and share it with an audience, in the moment.

My dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain.

It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.

I love writing songs and being a musician, but you can't really buy the feeling of connecting with people.

I had so much fun playing songs from 'Based On A True Story...' and getting to see the crowd's reaction to those songs was unforgettable.

When you pay your money to see me, I want you to have the best concert you can have from me.

I've been playing music since I was 12. I love performing live.

The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.

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.

Phish and Dave Matthews really know their audiences and really treat them well.

This business is about working. It's really not about glamour. For me, the most glamorous thing about it is to b able to get on stage and perform my music for people. That's the privilege. And that's what all the work leads up to, and that's why it's worth it to me.

People don't come to my concerts because they know the program. They come because they love the atmosphere and because they know that when I offer them a program it will be a night they never forget.

I appreciate a lot of singer-songwriters that the normal person doesn't, but I feel like everyone thoroughly enjoys an Ed Sheeran show.

I just don't like looking at the crowd and seeing them just staring and listening to the music. When I get them involved, whatever type of music I'm playing, they leave there feeling better.