James Taylor Quotes

But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, 'I can really sing.'

I have no experience performing that music live in front of an audience. So that remains to be seen. I'm very excited to see what that's going to be like.

I still perform because it's a necessity for my innards. And those songs, some of those songs, I have sung, I don't know how many thousands of times. And I promise you, every single solitary night, they're new to me. They are brand-new to me that night.

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

For me, the best thing I can do is play live. The best way for me to put over what I'm trying to do is to play live. Whether it's an acoustic show, electric or whatever... if I shine at all, that's where it all really happens - it just took me a while to rediscover that.

When you get the rush of live performing, it's hard to give that up.

The music comes alive when you actually perform it in front of a crowd.

There's a side to being in a band that some people embrace and some don't: the fact that you're performing and you care about how it comes across.

Music was an experience, intimately married to your life. You could pay to hear music, but after you did, it was over, gone - a memory.

I think I'm better at live shows than I used to be because I'm way more comfortable with the uncomfortable pauses between songs. Now, rather than trying to talk or do a costume change, I'll use those moments for myself. I listen to what other people are playing, or just rest, or dance, even though I don't know how to.

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

It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs.

I've never, ever in my life enjoyed playing live the way I am now.

That's one of the good things about music. You get to do it live, where you can touch the people and interact with them.

There's something interesting about playing live; you're in the moment, and I think it would be beneficial.

Performing is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing.

I wanted to be a pianist but it just wasn't my thing. I guess I wanted to stand up rather than sit down.

It's hard to beat the visceral high of playing live and creating something spontaneous.

Piano playing is a dying art. I love the fact that I can be one guy with one instrument evoking an emotional and musical experience.

I want to sing for people. I want them to have the music. It's a nice feeling.

As much as I love being a singer-songwriter, I love throwing down on stage and letting it all out.

You leave part of yourself on every stage you're on. How could you not live in the air somehow?

Performing is a profound experience, at least for me.

You don't really know a song until you play it live.

Honestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy.