Jeongyeon Quotes

One of the main reasons for wanting to perform live again was to have contact with that audience.

There is nothing like the buzz of singing one of your songs during a show and hearing your fans singing with you.

Performing live is a part of who I am.

The opportunity to open for Fall Out Boy was incredible.

Rolling Stones, Beatles, we gave them all the break they were looking for. All they needed was a good opening act, and we went out there and performed as well as we could... over 15,000 kids chanting.

I am so excited to perform; I am so ready to perform; I love live performances! I think it's something so different from a track; live is just so unique and cool because the energy is just so different. I cannot wait to have live performances.

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

I take a lot of pride in my live show and put more energy there than I do in the studio.

Performing live in front of an audience is such a matter of will - all of those things you can do just fine in your basement, suddenly you have to do them in front of hundreds or thousands of people, and it becomes a different matter entirely.

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

I think I definitely enjoy recording, but I think it's more fun to go out and perform live, because it's like instant gratification, you know? You feel the response immediately.

Playing live is such a total visceral experience, and really, as a musician, you're trained from the beginning to be a live performer.

The best thrill is standing on stage and playing - other than being married to my wife.

That's kind of fuse for the show - those first 10-15 seconds you're onstage. The curtain drops and you see the crowd for the first time and they see you for the first time. The response and the energy that's going on right there - to me, that sets the tone for the rest of the night.

I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.

My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult.

From the first time you can look in the paper and you accept that you're the entertainment for some people that night, it becomes so much more enjoyable to play live.

What I like about playing America is you can be pretty sure you're not going to get hit with a full can of beer when you're singing and I really enjoy that!

Our live show is a definite experience, since it's an extension of my albums.

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.

I'm in this really cool place in my career, where the stage I'm on that night, whether it's the Paisley tour, the CMT tour, or a bar with 10 people in it, it is the most important show I've ever played in my life. I go to the ends of my imagination to do something that's unforgettable every night.

Any chance to get out and play live for some people and get out of the studio is nice.

Performing live is easy in front of an audience.

Performing in front of an audience gives you an extra ten per cent energy and the chance to react to the instant feedback.

I saw a concert with Nena singing '99 Red Balloons' on TV and I said, 'I will also go onstage and sing.'