Du Yun Quotes

I've asked to go back into theaters and smaller venues because to me, in smaller venues I can really demonstrate my commitment to quality. Theaters are great containers for music.

That's one of the good things about music. You get to do it live, where you can touch the people and interact with them.

I just think, certainly for live music it should look as good as it sounds.

It's hard to beat the visceral high of playing live and creating something spontaneous.

Music is so much fun because each song is like a film in itself. You get to go from beginning to end and interact and exchange energy with a live audience.

With Dream Theater live, I may have been a bit of a focal point because I absolutely live for the energy on stage, and having interaction with the audience is absolutely crucial to me - regardless of how some others have described it!

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.

I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows.

I want to play in a place people want to hear me.

Live music is better.

Music is a performance and needs the audience.

There's something interesting about playing live; you're in the moment, and I think it would be beneficial.

I really enjoy creating music onstage, to participate in making music live.

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.

I enjoy being on stage with other artists. I have a chance to watch and see people responding to the other artists songs. I get to see how people are affected by the music.

A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.

You don't really know a song until you play it live.

I'm a live performer and I love playing live.

Immediate, simultaneous connection between the audience and a performer is crucial to me. It's why I do what I do. Other things, like recording, are satisfying, but they're not the same. I love the connection I get with the audience when I'm sitting behind that piano.

My live performance, it just comes from feeling an energy and emotion from the crowd.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

Our live show is a definite experience, since it's an extension of my albums.

Performing music live, there's a certain magic to it.

Performing live is easy in front of an audience.

Bands like Culture Club and artists like me, you tend to concentrate on the live arena because that's where you can be your most authentic. That's where you have the most power.