Frankie Cosmos Quotes

As a kid, I was really shy. Technically I am still, but when I'm performing I want everybody to listen.

I used to hate touring, I used to absolutely hate it! I think one of the reasons why was because in between songs I found it difficult to talk to the audience, and now I don't care, I say what I want!

I love playing in front of people. I feel powerful, 'cause I don't have to really say anything - I'm just singing.

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

Being on stage makes me come to life. When all eyes are on you, they're watching every move you make.

I'm a natural ham. It doesn't bother me to perform.

I love being onstage and I love to perform. To be honest with you, I'm more comfortable performing than I am in an everyday situation, which I can't quite explain.

Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage.

I always had the idea that I wanted to perform. I love being the center of attention - and I always love talking about myself.

As an actor, I've grown considerably. For example, it's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I do it a lot better than I ever did. I've really opened up a lot. And I'm glad I have because I'm being appreciated for it.

I'm getting to a point where everything is becoming streamlined in my life. I'm learning how to stand onstage for two hours and play in front of thousands of people as if I am completely in the moment every moment.

It was a big step, to go from not talking to people to stepping on to a stage. That's when I felt the most comfortable, because I could do anything I wanted to and say anything I wanted to, even if people didn't laugh.

In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and in class. It's another thing to get up on the stage.

I love performing. I love getting out there. It's kind of like why I make music.

I didn't grow up jumping in front of the class and performing, but I definitely had a hunger to be creative.

For me, performing isn't really particularly difficult.

When I'm on stage, I know exactly where I am. It's not an ego thing or anything like that, but I am more in my body and aware of myself and aware of what I'm doing, and I feel more from that, from sharing the music.

I feel like I grow wings on stage.

I love people who go on stage and blossom like a weird flower.

Performing live is a part of who I am.

I'm not nervous coming back to my old audience. I'm looking forward to it. That's really what I do; that's my day job.

Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself.

I was very shy as a kid but when I found out I could perform and have people's attention everything changed for me. My mom likes to joke that until I was eight or nine I only knew what my sneakers looked like because I constantly walked around with my head down. But all of a sudden the stage made sense and that's what brought me out of my shell and a monster was created.

When you're on stage, you're in control. No one can get to you.

I think I will always be performing; I don't think I can take that away. Because I really just enjoy it. I like getting up to sing; I like the challenge of learning new material and singing it in front of an audience.