Steve Winwood Quotes

A fantasy of mine is being pulled up onstage by one of my favorite bands and singing or playing an instrument with them.

I love playing with a full band, but there's just like a different feeling up on stage when you're playing with a smaller group. It's easier to play off each other.

I feel like once you go with a band, it's hard to go back. I just don't see myself performing without a band.

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than 35 years of performing? Sixty-four.

I've always enjoyed playing live onstage.

The 'Daryl's House' thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record.

I've sung background for a couple of bands.

I'm on stage where Rivers Cuomo from Weezer was standing? It's kind of a mind trip.

There has to be an interaction of musicians on stage. Otherwise I feel too alone up there. When performing is really good, when it really works, maybe once every 15 shows, it's very special, and you realize that's why you do it.

When we played with the Rollins Band, we'd keep songs going until we felt like ending it.

I've been playing music since I was 12. I love performing live.

The Tinted Windows shows were very fun but it's very different for me as a performer. I'm not playing music - I'm just singing and I missed that. I miss rocking out on keys, drums, guitar... whatever it is.

A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format.

I like being out front, doing what I do, but then I also like playing in a band too. I'd like to do stuff like I did with Deee-lite. I went out and played with them and they were the stars, that was cool.

I have no experience performing that music live in front of an audience. So that remains to be seen. I'm very excited to see what that's going to be like.

I like to see other bands, and I like to hear their songs, but I really like it when they engage the audience.

I prefer playing with a band. It's good to do both, but for me it's quite exciting when I hear my songs completely transformed with the band behind me. You can really get into it more, and so can the audience.

I enjoy singing with a band playing behind me.

I definitely enjoy performing on stage with The Roots.

When I want to go be Chickenfoot, I go out and I'm the artist. It's all musical.

It's always been my dream to be on the stage with my band, singing my music. That's always been, and always will be.

To have someone play off and be with a band is more pleasurable.

Bruce Marshall's acoustic set gets a big thumbs up from me.

I like playing with a live band and I've got my act and we're fine.

I'd say it's harder to play with an acoustic guitar strapped over your shoulder for a few hundred people than it is to play in front of thousands with an entire bombastic band behind you. After all these years, I still get nervous in front of people. I can't help it.