Angus Young Quotes

We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened.

Music is a performance and needs the audience.

I had so much fun playing songs from 'Based On A True Story...' and getting to see the crowd's reaction to those songs was unforgettable.

I don't know how to get a crowd singing along. That's not what my music does.

Performing live is a part of who I am.

I just want people to leave a show and go, 'That was the most rockin' show I've ever seen.' I hope people can just roll with me a little bit - you know?

I also think something that makes the whole live performance fun for me is that I love my music.

That's one of the good things about music. You get to do it live, where you can touch the people and interact with them.

I'm 90% performer, 10% musician. I've always said that Gossip are a band I would go see, not a band I would listen to.

I appreciate an audience that reacts to the music, even if they jump on stage and try to beat us up, I think that's a fantastic reaction. I think that they're really hearing something then.

Performing live is the greatest high in the world. That's why I do what I do.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

I'm much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission.

Performing music live, there's a certain magic to it.

There's no such thing as standing still and just singing a song. I love jumping into the crowd. I love to dance.

The power of live music is vast. Live music is a wonderful way to spend some time.

It's awesome to play 1 1/2 -hour shows because it's so much fun, and we enjoy every single minute of it.

Is there anything in life more exhilarating than having 15,000 people absolutely ecstatic to be seeing your human form?

When I sing a set, people will say, 'I love 'Mayday.' People just love 'Mayday' so much. I love it too.

I'm not an artist that vents through my music. I don't do it to relieve stress. I do it for the purpose of entertaining.

I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows.

I just play to good people; they seem to like what I do, and the more they like it, the more I play.

I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never moved an inch.

My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.

Unless the clients want, I don't like to have dancers for my shows. I prefer a rock show look and like performing with a live band.