Robert Plant Quotes

I know that out of the thousands of people who show up, maybe nine of them will actually understand what's going on stage, music-wise. But no one should be sitting down in my concert.

I [give] maybe the long-winded speeches that not everybody reads, but I can also do a slow jam on Jimmy Fallon better than most.

Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning in rock music - look at Little Richard. It was a part of the whole thing, and I always also believed that it released the audience.

The cliche of what a rock star is - there's something elitist about it. I never related to that. I'm an entertainer. I think of it as, you're performing for people. It's not a self-glorification thing.

Over the years, I've loved being on stage with an orchestra, waving my hands around.

I think I'm more entertainer than musician. I like to get with the crowd, make this night special for them.

I'm 90% performer, 10% musician. I've always said that Gossip are a band I would go see, not a band I would listen to.

I do my best creating on stage.

I really enjoy doing the live stuff.

You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.

I think from a very young age I always have this desire to perform.

I love performing.

I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.

A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.

I saw Tina Turner do 'Proud Mary' on TV, and it was so electrifying and such a unique experience. I remember crying out of excitement, and I knew that I wanted to be a performer and make people feel excited and moved, and that's why I gravitated towards it.

It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where the audiences were all sitting down.

You don't go see Primus to see what kind of new clothing I'm wearing or what my new hairdo is. You come to see Primus for the musical experience and the visual experience. I think, anyways. Maybe I'm wrong!

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

We're entertainers, not just singers!

Dancing is my passion. I started as a dancer.

When you're playing, you're playing something for the world to hear.

It's one thing to turn up and jump around stage and give people a good time - that's obviously a big part of this - but I'll always get deeper than that as an artist.

'Untamed Youth' was my favorite. I got to sing and dance and do my own gyrations.

I was a dancer and performer.

Eventually, I began singing in various shows. It was then that I started appreciating the breadth and depth of Hindi film music.