Jay DeMarcus Quotes

When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.

My favorite thing about going to concerts has always been looking around and thinking that there's a lot of people in here that are very much like me, a lot of people in here I could have a full conversation with.

Family home evening is more for the purpose of teaching values and gospel principles, displaying talents and enjoying different kinds of family fun and activities.

There's nothing like a music festival. People are ready to have a good time. I don't think anyone comes to a festival going, 'I'm gonna be a complete bummer today.'

Anywhere in the world is a great gig if the people are pumped to hear some music.

I really feel that a concert is a place where you can bring up topics, and you can actually discuss them and feel them and have a great time.

I like being out onstage in front of everybody, getting that energy and giving that energy. Hopefully I am making them forget about all their problems in the world. For however many hours they are at our show, hopefully they are going to have a great time, and it makes life a little more bearable for everybody involved.

I love to sing 'Stay' every night... because people sing along. And they do sing along - loudly!

As a performer, the thing that I love is to see people come together.

I love that music will bring people together, because the world is full of negativity.

Concert' doesn’t mean standing up like a target in front of thousands of strangers. It means coming together. It means harmony.

A musical blast! Fun for the whole nuclear family!

Music brings people together. So my function in anything I do is to help bring people closer in.

It's very important every day that I get up and breathe, and I can say the word 'Slipknot,' and I still have friends that I do it with.

We've never been political, and our fans like us that way. Music is supposed to be fun. But we do drop a positive message.

That's the whole point is just to bring people together in a really positive way and laugh together and cry together and just be connected through a simple thing of a few chords.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - those guys were great.

Slipknot's not about who's in the band. It's a lifeblood. It's a force. It's about a connection between a bunch of people.

Cinema brings together people from all walks of life. It connects everybody. It's an art in motion.

It doesn't matter where you are: theater brings people together.

Personally, I'm a fan of comedy movies that I can watch with my friends and family.

I live in Budapest and saw how the football helped the Hungarian people to be happy.

Personally, I just want to hear good songs.

So many people meet and become friends at my shows that didn't know each other before.

I think the Apollo has always been the people's performing arts center and reflected the community, whether it is Stevie Wonder or Tito Puente.