Sean Booth Quotes

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close as possible to the audience, and of course big stadiums didn't enable you to do that. It wasn't my style.

But I like the small places myself. I mean, you know you can really feel it, and for me the music just goes really well in the smaller places.

One of the main reasons for wanting to perform live again was to have contact with that audience.

There's nothing like performing in front of a live crowd and just having people literally react to whatever it is you do, and there's nothing better than when you get that connection with the audience.

Of course, I love the arenas; there's a great deal of energy and excitement playing those kind of shows. But there's something that's very intimate and very special about a small venue, where you really feel like you're almost getting to know everyone in the audience.

I used to be a big arena person. I thought more people equaled more intensity, but smaller places are a lot more intimate, I feel more connected with the audience.

It's nice to be in a smaller room. I like the big arenas as well, but at my core, I'm a live performer, so it's nice to be able to feel the warmth of everybody in the room.

I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to you, it makes you play differently. It's so much more fun to play because there's so much more high energy in a place like that.

There's no doubt arena shows are exciting, but you don't get that up close and personal kind of vibe, and that's what rock n' roll is all about for me.

A small venue is so much more intimate and loose. You can actually be more spontaneous, I feel.

I love being in a small club where everybody has a good seat, and we don't look like ants. And you can feel the audience, which makes it kind of magical, and I miss that. I guess I have the best of both worlds.

The only real satisfaction is live performances. That's when you can actually get some feedback from what you're doing. You get that artist-to-audience chemistry. I love it!

The cool thing about the smaller gigs - it's the intimacy. You really feel connected to the crowd.

I really like to do small venues. They're more intimate.

I appreciate the intimacy of a 300-to-500-person venue; it's the sweet spot for me.

Stage shows help you meet the audiences face-to-face.

There's nothing like sweating it up in a small club, with your fans right in your face.

When I'm on stage, it's like a different world ... me connecting with the audience. It's a surreal experience.

I love little theatres because it's very intimate, and you can have a very easy rapport with the audience. Everyone's in the same room.

When I'm on stage, my interaction with the audience is something that really makes me come alive. It's a feeling like no other. The energy of the crowd fuels something new inside.

Many more people saw me on TV than will ever get to see me on stage, but I do love being in the same room as the people I'm telling the story to.

Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous for that. I just get excited.

There's something about small venues that's amazing for developing material. It's almost like you can not only hear people's response, but you can understand it. In bigger venues you lose that, but you gain this sense of camaraderie in the audience.

I think I'm more entertainer than musician. I like to get with the crowd, make this night special for them.

I don't really like doing big stand-up. Whenever I do theaters, I don't like 'em. I don't think they're right for stand-up. I've seen people in theaters, and it just doesn't work, because you're talking to the guy next to you the whole time.