Daryl Hall Quotes

I think the reason I got into the music business was basically for the live aspect of it.

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.

I have started to record some demos so hopefully in the near future I can play live.

I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of 1994, I joined Pearl Jam.

Basically, I live to do gigs.

We want people to see us live before we continue on and call ourselves recording artists.

What I always wanted to do was to be a rock star.

Growing up, I fantasized about being a rock musician and that somehow it would be really easy. I didn't realize that it's so much work.

I love being in the studio, and I am a huge fan of live music. Without writing good stuff in the studio, you have nothing to play live.

Being an actor is a much more structured life than being a musician.

But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career.

My dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain.

Playing live is everything. Sometimes being on the road is hard, and it's a lot of work, and tiring. From a musical point of view, you improve all the time. Not only that, but you learn how to deal with people and deal with energy in a live setting.

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

It's great to play live. I love it and appreciate it more than I did in the early days. It's a central part of being in A-ha.

Being a professional musician with Downhere for 11 years now, I feel completely at home on stage.

I was at a slight disadvantage in that I had never played in bands or done any performances before, and that's just as important as writing, recording, and putting records out. It's been a lot of hard work, balanced with a lot of pinch-myself moments of touring in crazy parts of the world.

The key to being a great band that lasts is always going to be making sure you write really good songs and put on really good shows.

I really wanted to make a record that would feel fun to play live.

Playing live and making a living from music was always the only goal.

I don't have any desire to go back into the studio, and I certainly don't have any desire to go back on the road.

I definitely enjoy performing on stage with The Roots.

Apart from working on music, I'd rather play big festivals than almost anything else.

Studio work is very methodical, while live concerts must be very spontaneous.

If I'm not on tour or doing a show, I'm in the studio.