Andy Biersack Quotes

I think the most challenging part of being a performer is just making sure that people know that when you get up there every night, it's unique and that you care.

I can never stand in one place on stage for more than a minute and am always singing, dancing and jumping.

I think the idea of opening up for a massive band is always better than actually doing it, and having your name on the ticket means more than the actual set.

I don't do anything specific for the stage. I'm just myself. I can't stand still for five seconds. I'm normally quite active, so that just comes out on stage. If I see people react to me and my music, I just have to give back and express myself.

I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.

But when I went on the stage to do a show, I would put on makeup because I felt that it enhanced my act; it drew attention to what I was doing.

A clown's makeup and character, that's all he has to sell. He loves and believes in that character.

I definitely loved going on stage, I loved the nervous feeling and the performance and the doing-ness of it. It always felt kind of natural and inevitable and logical.

I guess I think like deep inside, I know that it's like, it's a different kind of performing, it's not really... You're not performing like a guitar player or a singer is performing, you know what I mean? So it's weird to be in the same type setup as one of those. 'Cause I'm not really doing much, you know, like technically it's not that hard.

You've got to have a sense of different audiences. I'm a kind of performer manque - I come from a long line of failed actors!

From the first time you can look in the paper and you accept that you're the entertainment for some people that night, it becomes so much more enjoyable to play live.

I liked being on stage; I just didn't like the theatrical aspect of being in front of people.

But, when you have to resort to turntables, trick lights, flashing lights, fire and all that, you're actually saying, I need this because what I do is not all that together.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm just a guitar player, and my job is to go out there and play and entertain and do my thing.

I will confess I did none of my own singing. I did all my own costume and makeup, though.

When I'm on stage, I'm quite over the top - I'm quite flamboyant and camp.

Charlie Christian played amplified guitar with Benny Goodman's quartet. He was the greatest guitar player that ever was. But he never looked up from the guitar. But I put a little dance to it. They appreciate seein' something along with hearin' something.

Once I decided to be a different person on stage, I got the chance to be larger than life and over the top, which I love.

As an artist who performs on the stage, I try to express my feelings and convey my inner thoughts through the looks I give the audience. So, I tend to focus on making sure that my makeup highlights my eyes properly.

When I'm performing, I'm not even thinking about the song. I'm thinking about the audience.

My show mode is that the dressing room is like going into the cockpit. Going down the stairs is like going on the runway, and once we begin performing, it's flight time. I'm just floatin' on that stage.

When it's my show, I know that everybody is there to see me - but I like a challenge, and I like the fact that at festivals, not everybody is there to see me, but I have the chance to convert people.

Performing live is a part of who I am.

Sometimes you go to a show, and you see someone and think they're not there right now. They're performing, but it's muscle memory. There is no memorising some of the ways we put on a show.

I've got a bad rap for not being more charismatic between songs.