Arjun Janya Quotes

There is nothing like the buzz of singing one of your songs during a show and hearing your fans singing with you.

Rolling Stones, Beatles, we gave them all the break they were looking for. All they needed was a good opening act, and we went out there and performed as well as we could... over 15,000 kids chanting.

I began to go to concerts when I was 12 years old.

You've seen one of the our gigs you've seen 'em all. But if you're into the music, you'll know that we played better the night before or we can play better.

Music is a performance and needs the audience.

Pink Floyd are one of a handful of bands I've listened to a lot and whose concerts I've been to. I love the experience. I don't dance; I just jig up and down like everybody else.

I love doing concert music.

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.

Whitesnake more than most rock bands would get a very significant percentage of women in the audience and those were the ones I'd hear the voices because from where I am on stage is a pretty good spot.

A lot of times you go to a concert, and when you leave, you don't know anything more about the act then when you got there.

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.

I belong to the Richmond Concert Society, who put on very good concerts.

Phish and Dave Matthews really know their audiences and really treat them well.

I try to go to concerts whenever I can, just because I love music.

It's really cool to see people show up at the shows night after night, and they're screaming the words of the song.

The best live shows I've ever been to were Green on Red live shows. Amazing live band.

It's always fun to see fans getting into the rhythm, enjoying our performance, and seeing them sing along with us!

One of the best things I get to do is meet people that have been to the shows and listened to the music. I still don't indulge in the social media side of things, so that's my way of starting conversations - actually hearing people talk.

I like to see other bands, and I like to hear their songs, but I really like it when they engage the audience.

I think a show is more of an interacting with fans than you just singing songs.

You were playing your instruments? Or do you have tape recorders under your seats?

I play in a jazz sextet. So I don't have time to do a lot of conventions. The good thing is, when I do them, it does puts me back in touch with the people who go to movies. I do these shows just to stay in touch with them.

I'm obsessed with concerts.

Apart from working on music, I'd rather play big festivals than almost anything else.

When we play live show we tend to find there's a whole portion that's a considerably younger demographic. That's quite gratifying. They primarily seem to be into 'The Hurting' which I guess makes sense.