Traveling Musicians Quotes

I've forgotten what it feels like to be in one place for more than a day... But we signed up for this. This is our dream. We sat down and said this is what we want to do, play music and touring.

'Vagabond' is about owning where I come from, understanding the real power music had to transport myself with, whether that's busking in Europe or getting number ones.

I've worked with a band, and it's nice to have someone to travel around with, but I didn't like it as well on stage.

If we have good opportunities to perform in the U.S., Europe, or South America, we are more than glad to go and perform there.

You can play guitar in your canteen, you know, your hair might be longer, but there's a lot more to playing than travelling around universities and things.

I think it's important for bands to rough it. Whether you're in a van or a bus, it's still tough. You still have to stand in a two hour catering line with flies everywhere in the heat, and you still have to lug your gear.

We're performing several shows in the Canary Islands.

I admire those old road dogs, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan. That's their life.

I've played in some pretty weird settings; busking puts you in all kinds of situations. I can tell you the most depressing gig I've played was in the North of England. At that time, I was playing with a band. We drove 7 or 8 hours to Carlisle to play a 600 - 700 capacity venue - 9 people showed up.

I think sometimes men find it easier to be a carer than an accessory. I mean, most women I know in bands are pretty lonely. Guys don't want to travel around with you. I know loads of women who do it, but guys don't do it. They're not brought up for it.

I was in a band called the SteelDrivers, and we just played hard in vans, hopping on airplanes, not knowing where you're at.

I was always jealous of my violinist friends and cellist friends who traveled with their instruments.

It is not very practical in today's world when you tour all over the place having a big band.

I'm sure we'll be Tweetin' up the Twitosphere as we travel around the world playing music.

Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play small places too. Fish was saying yesterday that he doesn't ever want to play stadiums, or maybe he would once, he said.