Paul Stanley Quotes

We play anywhere around two, 2 hours, so we're always in shape, but you've got to get yourself in super shape so you can sing that long, play that long, and feel strong.

I exercise. I go to the gym every day. It's about respecting what you're doing. You're going on stage. You have to sleep. You have to be prepared.

Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability, like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while, as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness.

I take my job as a rock and roll sax player very seriously. To do it the way that I must do it, I must be in good condition. The better shape you're in, the harder you can rock.

When it comes to performance, I don't like to prepare at all if I don't have to.

I like to rehearse before blocking.

We do about 600 saves in a training week, just for that one save on a match day. That's why you've got to be in the game at all times.

I have to get up the fitness level, sing a lot, practice, get in the mood, and generally do lots of rehearsal. Get your body and mind ready.

As much as we like to pretend we're just getting on stage and whatever, it's like, no, I practiced in front of the mirror my whole life.

It is never easy to switch between formats, but it is all about practice and preparation.

There's only way to get in game shape. That's to play in games.

I just mind my business and do what I have to do to get ready for the baseball season.

I think that no number of rehearsals can guarantee the outcome of a live show.

It's important that I'm always playing fresh and that I'm ready to go rather than just playing because I feel like I have to.

Because I am of a generation and slightly old-fashioned, my bottom line belief is what you do is you rehearse and you work and you own it. Of course, you hone it during the first few performances but once you have it honed, not that you must ever assume it is perfect, part of the craft is being able to repeat that.

My thing has always been preparation. When I was a performer on the roster as one of the guys on a weekly, full-time schedule, I was always prepared.

You've got to do it in practice first.

We work hard in the gym; we work on set plays, which are massive. We work really hard on them on the training ground.

Whenever I get a chance to get my reps in, that's a good challenge for me.

Even when I was training alone, just me and one of United's fitness coaches, I loved going onto the field, doing sprints, being at the training ground.

I like to rehearse a lot. Before I hit the stage, I listen to the songs that I would perform and make sure I execute everything.

I breathe martial arts every day of my life.

I'm in the gym every day, Monday through Friday. And I train really hard to go out and do a tour. So that, basically, what I'm doing with my trainer is that I train harder in the gym than the amount of energy that I expend on the stage. So by the time I'm ready to go out on the road, doing a show is a whole lot easier.

This is my job. I just wake up, and I train.

The regular season, it's kind of like a rehearsal. That's the way I look at it.