Steve Marriott Quotes

Then, in 1983 I went on a very long concert tour all over Europe.

I guess I'm happy that I'm getting the attention. Otherwise, I'd just be playing in a local bar in front of my family members, and I'm sure they'd get sick of that in no time.

I'm just so honored to be able to travel around the world and play songs.

I am blessed to perform in the studio and on the concert stage.

It's always exciting to see different cities I love, and go on tour buses. It's so much fun to travel. My favorite part is being able to perform live in front of all these amazing people; being able to connect with them and seeing their reaction makes me feel very special.

We sat down and read it for the first time and I thanked God under my breath, because they were all so good. And my leading ladies are both exceptional. I mean, everybody in the play. I could just go on all night about them.

I've been performing since I was in high school, so I've seen people react to my music and my playing. I'm always appreciative when people like the music, but I'm not shocked.

We owe it to the fans to do a tour around the world.

I do some concerts. At the moment, I'm being helped a lot by a gig I play in London, which is Pizza Express.

I love being on stage. There's nothing better than that feeling; ever since the first time I was on stage, I was like, 'Oh, this is what it means to be fully alive and satisfied.' I don't think anything's as satisfying as a play.

The Buggles was much more a studio environment idea, which we never actually took on the road.

We played some gigs in Switzerland a couple of weeks ago and it was the first time I really felt the group was really a band in the sense of something I could write for.

I think of my shows as family reunions. I give 100% every time. I just do. It's a huge therapeutic release. Also I love my touring family. And I love my audiences very much.

Before the show, there's about two or two and a half hours of meet and greets with radio stations, promoters, people who I need to see and thank and talk to to make sure they remember me. And then, I get - out of all that day of talking and smiling and shaking hands and getting photos, I get to sing for two hours.

There's not a day goes by that I don't appreciate the freedom that I have to make music and tour and spend time with my family.

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

We've always prided ourselves on putting together a great live show. That's something that means a lot to us because our bread and butter is the live tour.

To sing with Led Zeppelin has allowed me to offer the best places I could afford to my family and friends!

I have toured with the likes of Laxmikant-Pyarelal and performed in places like U.S., Canada, and Europe.

The first time I went on stage as an adult was touring with the Johnny Cash Show. I'd sang as a child. But my grown-up initiation was as part of that band.

Here I am, on the road again. There I am, up on the stage. Here I go, playing star again. There I go, turn the page.

Steven and I stood on the stage at the Boston Garden after the Stones had just played there and the stage was still up. We had been playing cards, maybe a high-school dance, to 400 or 500, maybe a thousand. We just stood on the stage and thought, 'Well,man,maybe someday.' In 4 years that was OUR stage.

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

When we're on tour, we try to keep our voices sharp. We get up there and put on the best show we can.

I enjoyed the idea of going and playing live. My beef was always with Wings that we never played live enough.