David Byrne Quotes

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

Most of my career has been about standing on a stage performing music to an audience, and once the show is over, they go home and I go on to the next show.

I think in 2016 I'm going to focus on performing a lot more and doing as many shows as I can. There's plans to tour more, and that's where my heart is - doing the live shows.

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

I've been touring through Texas since I was 15, on my first tour ever.

I make records so I can go on tour. There's nothing else. I love to go out and play for people.

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

We love to make records, and we love to tour.

I constantly tour, even when I don't have a record out.

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

Believe it or not, most people think of me as a recording artist, but actually the way I think of myself and the way I earn my living is as a performing artist.

If you had a successful TV show, people wanted to see you live. Promoters had had practice with pop groups, and 'Python' achieved a similar status. We also had lots of rock star fans - George Harrison, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant. Promoters saw that and liked it.

I enjoy touring. I enjoy recording the music, I enjoy dreaming it and I enjoy performing it. I also definitely enjoy selling it, because I like to eat.

I don't mind doing the Who tours when they come along but I want to get out there and play.

I tour more than I need to, more than is good for you. But it's my favorite part of music. I much prefer it to studio work.

And the live show is still our main thing.

There hasn't been one highlight that stands out... but touring and performing has been great.

The real test of a musician is live performance. It's one thing to spend a long time learning how to play well in the studio, but to do it in front of people is what keeps me coming back to touring.

I'd gone through periods where I didn't work live performances for probably seven or eight months at a time.

My first show, in England, was called 'Soldier, Soldier.'

It's always performing for me. I write and I record so I can perform. It all ties to that. I've done it since I was a little kid. That's my absolute rush, is playing for different people every night, bringing something else to the table they've never seen.

I'm a live performer and I love playing live.

I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many cases, as many as six.

Oh, I love to play on the road. I really love it.

I love doing concerts. For me, it's the favorite thing I do. I get to communicate with the audience in a direct way.