Curt Smith Quotes

When I go to shows, I'm really looking forward to hearing the songs I know. I don't like it when a band tries to expose me to new stuff.

That's the perfect audience: singing along to every word, knowing the songs, appreciating the non-hit songs, stuff like that.

It's not a bad problem to have because a lot of classic acts are known for one or two songs and in their show they basically hold those songs off until the end and you sit through an hour or so of lesser known material but in our case most of the songs are well known.

It's great to be able to get up there now and do an hour or 75 minutes of songs they're familiar with.

Although I do feel that with a show like ours we ourselves are getting a lot more young listeners at concerts.

It's the same thing now. When I go onstage the young people scream and holler as much as the older generation.

It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.

I've been a legitimate fan of Keith Urban's for a long time and have been to a bunch of his concerts.

Some of the wise boys who say my music is loud, blatant and that's all should see the faces of the kids who have driven a hundred miles through the snow to see the band... to stand in front of the bandstand in an ecstasy all their own.

The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.

We're seeing how the videos translate to the live shows and how the technology is really reaching kids.

Doing new stuff live is tough just simply because I pay my money, I stand in my seats, and I see the guys I love. And if I paid that ticket, there's a good chance that I'm there to hear the stuff that made me fall in love with 'em - we call it the 'old stuff.'

I had a couple CDs. But I never had that first concert experience, that first record thing.

We have a song called 'Skynyrd Nation.' It's just about what our fans are, what they do in getting ready for the show.

To someone who's more of a surface fan, their favorite songs are the singles. But, we're the kind of band where a lot of the songs that aren't the singles are crazier live.

The music I do and the fans I attract? I got crazy fans.

It's very, very exciting for me to hear my songs on the radio and to play shows and have people know the words.

One of the most rewarding things is meeting someone after a concert who has never been to a concert before. It is incredibly rewarding when they say, 'This is my first classical concert.' It is really exciting for everyone.

I never really wanted to base success on charts and chart positioning. For me, it's really about the shows and seeing them grow.

That's one thing the musicians don't remember: you don't choose your demographic - they choose you.

When I was a kid and went to shows, my favorites were Live Events. You really see a performer's personality on Live Events than on TV.

I started performing in musical events after the success of 'Victory' and fans demanded the song 'Khaali Quarter' in every show.

I can't think of another artist who has a fan base as diverse, in that the ladies in their 70s at the 4-H club have the same collection of Johnny Cash records as the punk on the street in Amsterdam.

Those first big concerts we played as 'Throwing Copper' started to really reach people worldwide - I think we played our first big arena show at the George Estate basketball arena down in Atlanta. I remember showing up and standing on stage and just being like, 'I can't believe this is going to be full of people. This is huge.'

I love music but I never went to a concert in my life. The first time I went to a concert I performed on a stage with Drake.