Mac DeMarco Quotes

I can tell the crowd appreciates the way I play.

The American audiences are more vocal and enthusiastic. British audiences tend to sit back a little more.

Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it.

For anyone who works in front of an audience there is no thrill quite like that of feeling and hearing the evidence of the audience members' enjoyment. Laughter and applause really are powerful.

I love audiences. My God, the best friends in the world!

Crowd involvement plays a huge part in the performance of a professional wrestler. The only thing I do not want to hear when I am in the ring is the sound of indifference.

It's strange to play outdoors, especially in the daytime. But we're figuring it out. The rules are different for festival shows - how you talk to the crowd, how you can try to get them involved. Things are just a little different, and I think we've learned to adapt our show.

Bear in mind that you are not making music for your own pleasure, but for the pleasure of your audience.

To me, there was nothing greater than to play for an audience and to entertain people and that has stayed with me all these years.

When you get onstage, you can see everyone in the audience's face, down to the detail. You can see who may or may not be yawning.

I just feed off the energy of the audience.

The day you stop clapping at a gig is the day your soul dies.

I can't imagine working without and audience.

I've heard from other artists that people are a little bit more reserved in Northern Europe, which comes across at concerts, where the audience may be quieter. So this means less hecklers, but maybe it also means that people may not be as open about how they felt. I'm not so sure this is especially true of Denmark, but it's what I've heard.

The fans have been really incredible everywhere we've been. You want to make sure you put on the best concert of your life to show them how appreciative you are.

There's nothing like walking out and watching the people get turned on. Nothing in the world could replace it.

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

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances.

I love live music and I love to see people's faces when I'm performing.

Standing ovations have become far too commonplace. What we need are ovations where the audience members all punch and kick one another.

I don't want to be the flavor, the passing thing that the girls scream at. I think that it's more important for me, honestly, that the guy who gets dragged to the show, you know, looks at his wife and says, thank you, that was great and tells his buddies.

I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd.

The lights go down, you hear the applause and you're up there, and then everything else is forgotten.

When I hear people clapping at the wrong times, I think that's great. We have got a listener that's not used to going to - we have got a new listener.

Crowds respond to anthemic choruses.