John Tesh Quotes

One of the most wonderful memories in my life was when I sang at the Opera House in Sydney. I will never forget that. It is one of the most beautiful Houses I have ever sung in my life.

All the satisfaction I need... comes when I step out onstage and see the people. That's awesome. I love that.

I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.

To play your music in front of the fans that love it, it's like the best feeling in the world.

What makes it all worthwhile is we just play for the sheer enjoyment of entertaining people and... make our families and the team we played on and the people watching, proud of what we did.

I love skating and sparkling and flying around the ice, and people clap for you. It's an amazing feeling.

I mean, I get all the gratification in the world from doing a show. It's a great feeling.

There's no better feeling than winning a trophy in front of your fans when they're celebrating.

I feel so proud of everything I have achieved and it is lovely that my soundtracks take people back to their first love or holiday.

I feel very, very happy, super-proud to be able to perform and share my music and what I do.

I love playing the songs that people love because it makes them happy.

I'm just happy that people like the way I play.

When you are a rock star in front of 20,000 people, you receive instant gratification. A rock star on tour is a king in his domain.

I have so much satisfaction in my life. I have a beautiful wife and the great stimulation of an interesting career. I'm the most happy fellow that I know.

I loved the feeling I got when I sang. I loved the feeling that it gave to people when I sang.

Just seeing people appreciate what you do, come out and support it, and sing the songs back, there's not a better feeling in the world.

Playing live was always definitely a lot more fun. You picture it: working alone in the studio eight or 10 hours a day with nobody else there, being frustrated and driven crazy by all of the things that you have to deal with, vs. thousands of people screaming and singing along with you playing.

When you're on stage, the audience becomes your other half. It's the ultimate high you can reach as a musician - an incredible feeling. And no matter where I am it's still the same; there's a reason we call music the universal language.

I remember the first time I felt that I was sharing the stage with someone spectacular was dancing with Beyonce. It was the dancers, the band, Beyonce and me in front of thousands of people. That was sick. It was pretty amazing that I got to travel the world with someone like her.

When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give a bit of happiness, of joy, of cheerfulness. I am firmly convinced that in order to sing well, you must love your neighbor and be passionate about life.

I love being able to sing for my job. I am blessed beyond words and I hope my fans can feel that while I'm on stage!

I always think of the live show first, where the song is gonna go in the show. That's why they aren't sad songs. When I play, I want to make people happy, not sad. It's such a pleasure for me to do what I do, and I want other people to feel some form of that pleasure, too.

Just the fact that a thousand people in front of me were ready to hear me sing was one of the best feelings I can think of.

Put me on stage and I'm happy.

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.