Mary Lou Williams Quotes

I can't wait to get out. It's been much too long, I don't like being home. I'd rather play. This tour is going to be really big. We're gonna have the biggest show we can have. It's gonna be different not like the old KISS shows.

When I play with my band around the U.S.A., the most requested song is 'Peace Frog.'

Most of my career has been about standing on a stage performing music to an audience, and once the show is over, they go home and I go on to the next show.

I think my biggest achievement is still going out on the road and wanting to make music on the road. It doesn't matter to me that I am still travelling around because I just love everything about it, I love the lifestyle, and I love being on stage.

Going on the road for long stretches can seem daunting, and I certainly miss being home sometimes, but the chance to see so many different cities, let alone perform in them, is something I am really grateful for.

I'd definitely love to play in Nashville again. That would be really good.

I mean, what's great about touring is that's what you do. You're in a constant state of motion and then you stop to do a show and you move onto the next city. All you have to do is do the show. That's the only responsibility that you have.

I think in 2016 I'm going to focus on performing a lot more and doing as many shows as I can. There's plans to tour more, and that's where my heart is - doing the live shows.

I'm a kid for a living: I get to play the piano for a living.

When I was 17, I decided I was going to leave home.

I love being on the road, I love playing.

The real test of a musician is live performance. It's one thing to spend a long time learning how to play well in the studio, but to do it in front of people is what keeps me coming back to touring.

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

You look at Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bob Seger. All they ever wanted to do was go out there and entertain, and I'm the same way.

If you can't play guitar and sing in Nashville, you might as well just be a construction worker.

I started at home as a kid putting on shows and lip-syncing Michael Jackson for the grown-ups. Then, in musicals and plays in school. At 17, I was performing in coffee shops and in parking lots at Phish shows. At 18, I had a band that played local shows in the Northwest.

At the moment I have my family coming out with me on the road. We have our own vehicle and it's more like a family vacation. I just stop, do some gigs, and take off. It's a lot more fun now with the family.

I had a blast doing the Warped Tour, but it's good to be home, for sure.

If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record.

I won't be able to live without my guitar, my phone or my boots on tour.

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.

When I'm not touring, I sing at home, either at the piano or I'll pick up my guitar, singing old Buck Owens songs.

At 17, I signed a recording contract right out of high school, so I started touring and traveling the world. I sort of missed out on the college experience.

I'd like to do something with the Avett Brothers.

When you first start doing it, being on tour is inspiring, because you've never been anywhere.