Barbara Mandrell Quotes

You either entertain an audience or you don't.

If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience.

Any audience, as a rule, goes for a fast number.

I just think, certainly for live music it should look as good as it sounds.

Most of the time - at the Grammys for example - a DJ will perform with just their hands in the air because they can't do anything and that makes it a little awkward, I think.

I love live performance and have huge admiration for people who can really do it. It's the same with music: I'll play a record and think that I'm not really into country or ragga. But, if it's live and the musicians are good, I'll listen to pretty much anything.

And the live show is still our main thing.

I enjoy being on stage with other artists. I have a chance to watch and see people responding to the other artists songs. I get to see how people are affected by the music.

There's nothing better than making music and hearing 3,000 people chant, 'Afrojack! Afrojack!'

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.

I think most of the people, once you see a Kiss show, you kinda get spoiled because I don't think there's anybody out there that's doing a bigger or a better show than us.

When I recorded Contra la Puerta, I never really thought out doing the material live. Mostly because I haven't really seen any electronic music performed live in an interesting way.

I never envisioned that I would be able to bring something to the entertainment table that would fit Las Vegas. Vegas is so presentational; it's live theater and, for me, it's always been film or television, which isn't why people come to Las Vegas. So it's exciting to be apart of all of this, the thrust of the entertainment of Vegas.

I've studied live shows and artists for so long. I got the tour documentaries and all that and watched them. I love a show. I love an artist that can do all of it.

I first came across Langhorne Slim when I saw him play live, and he's an incredibly infectious performer. The way he works the crowd is mind-blowing. You can listen to his music without really listening to his lyrics, but it pays off if you do.

If you like it live, you know that you're probably going to like the record, usually.

In my childhood, I used to go to theatres to watch independent singers' outing on screen. I used to be excited about how different they sound in a video and at a theatre.

There are lots of reasons people come to Beyonce shows. There's the music, her dancing; all in all a bedazzling show. She's a great performer and singer.

During a big rock show, you can flub a few things and nobody will hear it, because it gets buried under everything else.

I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows.

And the general opinion is we are much better on stage than in the studio.

I've been a live performer longer than I've been a television performer. For me, live is where it's at.

There's no business like show business.

I want to be safe in the knowledge that I can tour and play festivals for a long time. The main thing is that I want a good reputation as a live performer. If I have that, I'd be so happy.

Live music is better.