Tarja Turunen Quotes

Being on film is forever. Television, as well, just lives on and on and on, which is really exciting. But then with theater, it's like an experience. You have to be there that one special night that was like that to see that one performance that was really remarkable. It's more intimate as well. So I like them both.

I'm very proud of my records, but my most natural creative tendencies have been in live performing. There's a beautiful element to recording and making records, but I've always felt a little shy with it.

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.

I like the energy of live performance.

I really enjoy creating music onstage, to participate in making music live.

I love to go on tour and perform. I love all the parts of the process.

I never go back and listen to the recorded document. The thrill comes when the balance can be attained. Everyone in the room can have a shared, communal rock experience.

Nothing beats a live performance. Nothing.

I love to perform. I love live shows.

I think that it's crucial. I think that playing live, if you want to be an artist - that's what artists do.

For me, I feel most at home when I'm playing live.

I think that anybody can go home, put the record on, and listen to it note for note, but there's very little entertainment value in that, I believe. When you give people something visually entertaining to watch along with presenting the music, I feel it makes it a lot more interesting.

We enjoy playing small shows, big shows, whatever. There's the energy of the visual production, and all that stuff starts to happen, so when you see it come to life, it's pretty exciting.

Makin' records is one art form and playin' live is another. It's like the difference between makin' a movie and doin' theatre.

My favorite aspect of music is the performance part!

Recording wasn't as important to me as actually being to get on stage and act the fool.

I think some musicians can almost forget that the stage is something to do something on, even if that thing is standing still.

It's all very well making records, but the joy of performing is that you get to meet people who give you instant feedback.

It's about how you're using the space. That's what makes live music.

Personally, I don't want to do theater that's very stylish, when it's just stories on stage that are basically the same as TV or film.

Yeah, playing live for me is the essence of what we do.

I've always loved to play live.

I'm not a DJ. I play live and think we put on a show. That's it.

My first show was at my friend Corey Petrick's basement in Bucks County, PA.

Jazz onstage is a very intimate exchange between everybody that's onstage.