Tracy Chapman Quotes

We always go out looking for live music after our shows.

I like all kinds of shows. The small shows are a totally different vibe. I don't care how many people are there as long as they're into it.

And I can do the rock clubs if I have to.

Playing live is a lost art, and you don't see a lot of bands that go out and play the way the older bands do. It's a celebration, and a lot of people treat it like a commercial or a distraction.

I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.

I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to you, it makes you play differently. It's so much more fun to play because there's so much more high energy in a place like that.

I am lucky to live in Austin, so I can enjoy the live music.

I love performing live and engaging with my fans on-ground.

Music is how I unwind. I love going to see bands or DJs at a festival or a dive bar. My taste is pretty diverse.

I love watching live music. It's one of the reasons I love living in Austin, Texas, because there is so much live music.

We love touring. We love being in front of the fans.

I go to concerts about once a month.

I'm a big fan of live music and going to gigs, but I'll leave it to the professionals.

We've played everywhere since I started The Licks. We've played arenas, clubs, school cafeterias and bowling alleys. It doesn't matter where the venue is; we're gonna bring you the rock!

Bands like Culture Club and artists like me, you tend to concentrate on the live arena because that's where you can be your most authentic. That's where you have the most power.

I love performing in front of a live audience and just stepping out in front of ruddy Royal Albert Hall is just something, I can't describe it.

I've gotten to play some cool venues, like at an aquarium in La Jolla, California.

When you make albums like I do, and it's based off fanfare and based off touring - I make these albums, and I get on the road. It's not really a radio-driven thing. I get on the road, and I see my fans, and I touch each and every last one of them.

It's nice to see bands you could see at a bar finally get a chance.

About music shows... um... I do want to go on music shows.

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

I didn't even know that small bands played in Las Vegas. I just thought it was, like, Celine Dion and stuff.

Live music is proof that there's some things the Internet can't kill. In our lifetime, we're going to see more and more things start to disappear and get gobbled up by the Internet, but live music won't be one of them.

This is show business, and there's room for the shows and the personalities. But I think there's also room for music, for people to play music, and there seems to be an audience developing that's willing to go listen to music again, rather than just be blown away by drum machines and choreography.

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