Ian McShane Quotes

I take a lot of pride in my live show and put more energy there than I do in the studio.

My dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain.

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

Being on stage, I know my function. I just do the thing.

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.

My ideal setting is I walk from the streets, backstage, and straight onto the stage. Two minutes, and I am on the stage. That way, in my head I have gone from my world and then into a social setting with my friends.

Some people are denizens of the studio. I'm more of a denizen of the live appearance. I love the live thing.

What I do is I'm a bandleader, frontman, entertainer.

I've always enjoyed playing live onstage.

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

I just want people to focus on the performance.

At some shows, the set list gets changed while we are on stage. I know Ed thinks about the set very hard throughout the day in order to make the best show possible for the fans and for us.

In theater, the show must go on, so you train yourself to be able to nail it every single time because that's what the audience deserves, and that's the magic of live theater.

I really love live performing!

You can't just be a musician; you have to be an entertainer and perform and act just to hit the bar.

My history is really playing live - not writing or recording.

You don't really know a song until you play it live.

I'm getting to a point where everything is becoming streamlined in my life. I'm learning how to stand onstage for two hours and play in front of thousands of people as if I am completely in the moment every moment.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

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.

Being a dancer and a singer gave me some advantage with regards to having a stage presence. I always take my timing from the audience because they are half of my act.

In the studio, you can always stop, rewind and do it again, but on stage, you can never do that - it's a different energy. It separates good bands from bad bands, being able to play, perform and really capture an audience. I think that's the hardest part.

I'm in this really cool place in my career, where the stage I'm on that night, whether it's the Paisley tour, the CMT tour, or a bar with 10 people in it, it is the most important show I've ever played in my life. I go to the ends of my imagination to do something that's unforgettable every night.

When you're always onstage, you really have to focus on listening and reacting.

Doesn't make a difference who you're auditioning for; whatever it is, you have an audience, and you have a role, and you have the opportunity to perform that role the best you can for this audience. If you look at it like that, it doesn't make a difference if you get the part or not.