Kevin Jonas Quotes

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

I play loud onstage for my own benefit as I like. But I'm not too fond of the P.A. either.

I am so excited to perform; I am so ready to perform; I love live performances! I think it's something so different from a track; live is just so unique and cool because the energy is just so different. I cannot wait to have live performances.

To be honest, I've only been to one concert, and it was Aerosmith. Aerosmith and Slash.

And as far as the Disney Concert hall is concerned, it is a wonderful modern structure and I am extremely honored that I had this opportunity to have a concert here.

The first willing concert I went to was Aerosmith when I was like 14.

One of the main reasons for wanting to perform live again was to have contact with that audience.

My dad took me and my brother to see Corrosion of Conformity. All I remember was that there was a dude swinging a chain in the mosh pit, and the bouncers were dragging him out.

I play the piano a lot at home. I write songs on the piano and guitar. I would like to actually play piano on stage. I don't think I'll get the chance for a while.

Playing and singing at the same time is pretty cool, but sometimes it's difficult to know when you can just really let go a bit because you've got to get back to bloody microphone and sing some stuff.

What I like about playing America is you can be pretty sure you're not going to get hit with a full can of beer when you're singing and I really enjoy that!

Our live show is a definite experience, since it's an extension of my albums.

You shouldn't even be writing this story if you haven't heard me play live. You can't write with the passion you receive until you see a Dick Dale concert.

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 think the first concert I ever went to was maybe a Five Iron Frenzy concert or something when I was in high school.

I find that if I interact more, the crowd gets way more into the music. We also have a full live show happening, and I have lighting crew that travels around with me. We've got this Infinity Prism thing, which is lots of fun. It's an optical illusion device that we carry around.

There is nothing like the buzz of singing one of your songs during a show and hearing your fans singing with you.

The idea of standing five feet away from Norah Jones and listening to her sing Neil Young's 'Down By The River' was just phenomenal. I compare that to what my kids know of at a concert, which is sitting in a stadium and watching a huge screen.

The first concert I ever went to was the Bee Gees.

It's a great privilege and a highlight for choir and orchestra members to perform for audiences in live concerts.

I once nodded off during one of my own concerts. While I was playing.

Anytime you go to see a band with a guitar player, there's always a fear of guitar overkill! That's a funny question. If you went to a Taylor Swift concert or a Jay-Z show, people would think, 'Oh, my God, I hope I don't get guitar overkill.' People come to our show for guitar, and there can never be enough.

When I'm singing my songs on stage, I feel like I'm doing a rock show, even though I don't think all my music is particularly straight up rock.

When you stand in a traditional audience, you have a wall of amplified sound coming at you from one direction. Everyone's familiar with that.

I like the experience being in the audience and being overwhelmed by sound, like thick, oppressive loud sound and distortion.