Neil Young Quotes

I like to play small clubs.

We always play clubs. It's not something that I feel above. Those are my favorite shows because they're intimate, they're tight, their sweaty, they're hot. You're close to the people. Those are my favorites.

Of course, I love the arenas; there's a great deal of energy and excitement playing those kind of shows. But there's something that's very intimate and very special about a small venue, where you really feel like you're almost getting to know everyone in the audience.

I think doing more live stuff's made us feel a certain way about that particular point. I quite like small clubs. I don't really like playing in big clubs, and I think I'm really into the idea of a few people being together.

There I met Gordon Jackson and Dave Meredith who were playing in local bands.

There's no doubt arena shows are exciting, but you don't get that up close and personal kind of vibe, and that's what rock n' roll is all about for me.

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close as possible to the audience, and of course big stadiums didn't enable you to do that. It wasn't my style.

It was all about music, about getting your friends to come and see you play. I don't see that same intimacy happening very much today.

When I was a kid, I was into hardcore music. The scene in New York was tiny. Every person hanging out was in a band and played at the A7 Club. There was not much rehearsing or anything. Just doing.

I was producing demos for a band that was called Physical Ed. Out of production of demos I went and did a few jam sessions with then in Northern California clubs, but I never actually toured with them.

I love to play smaller crowds with the Rhythm Kings.

The Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.

I'd rather play a few nights at the Fillmore than play one night at an arena.

Small clubs aren't as lucrative, but spiritually, they're my favorite places to play. It's a homey kind of thing. I refer to it as the Church of What's Happening Now.

Someday, I hope to do a jazz club tour.

I used to be a big arena person. I thought more people equaled more intensity, but smaller places are a lot more intimate, I feel more connected with the audience.

Though we love the big exposure, our true love and passion is for the intimate club shows.

Every weekend I go to the guitar bar in Hoboken and do a jam session.

The most amazing live shows that I've ever seen were Rain Parade shows.

I appreciate the intimacy of a 300-to-500-person venue; it's the sweet spot for me.

I've had the honor of sitting in with the Allmans at their Beacon shows a couple of times, and it just doesn't get better than that.

I enjoyed the idea of going and playing live. My beef was always with Wings that we never played live enough.

When I go to do a show, it's my time; it's all about me. You've come to see me. You haven't come to see me if you're in an armchair watching a video. It's very distracting.

I like the dirty venues better - Brixton Jams is like home.

It's nice to be in a smaller room. I like the big arenas as well, but at my core, I'm a live performer, so it's nice to be able to feel the warmth of everybody in the room.