Graham Coxon Quotes

I play the piano a lot at home. I write songs on the piano and guitar. I would like to actually play piano on stage. I don't think I'll get the chance for a while.

The Tinted Windows shows were very fun but it's very different for me as a performer. I'm not playing music - I'm just singing and I missed that. I miss rocking out on keys, drums, guitar... whatever it is.

On stage, it's very naked. There's a reason you shake your knees. You're very vulnerable, cos it's just you, your body is the instrument. But I always had confidence in my voice, if I had the right song, the right words to sing.

But I was singing loud, and most singers weren't singing loud.

I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing - something I couldn't wait to get out of the way. Singing was originally like a chore that I didn't really enjoy.

It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs.

For me, doing a show, the excitement of singing live, and the possibility that you're not gonna be perfect - that's the thrill of it.

I've never, ever in my life enjoyed playing live the way I am now.

I've always been singing. Since day one. I started doing musical theater and you have to sing in musical theater and so that's where I got most of my training. So singing on stage, you just inevitably, when you're around other vocal artists, you get better at singing.

I've figured out what to do with my hands... onstage. I'm a percussion player, so I grab a tambourine as much as I can.

I expect if you're a professional public speaker, you probably wouldn't want to go onstage and sing and play drums.

I could read music and sing all the right notes at the right time. And over time, I literally found my voice, found a way to make sound.

But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, 'I can really sing.'

I really enjoy singing, it's entirely different to acting because I'm just being myself.

I have no experience performing that music live in front of an audience. So that remains to be seen. I'm very excited to see what that's going to be like.

I never really thought about pursuing singing because my whole life was about dance and singing just kind of came with it.

I love singing, and whenever I can sing some more vocal leads, I always covet the chance.

I sing all the time, and my co-actors from theatre arena feel that my choice of songs and timing is bad - not that I pay heed, though.

The music comes alive when you actually perform it in front of a crowd.

I feel like maybe I get more nervous when I'm singing. One, it's live. Two, there's a lot of people watching. And three, you have to make sure you get the right notes and everything.

I think I like singing when I'm singing live. It's just in the studio when it's a drag.

It's always been my dream to be on the stage with my band, singing my music. That's always been, and always will be.

I think I will always be performing; I don't think I can take that away. Because I really just enjoy it. I like getting up to sing; I like the challenge of learning new material and singing it in front of an audience.

I am so excited to perform; I am so ready to perform; I love live performances! I think it's something so different from a track; live is just so unique and cool because the energy is just so different. I cannot wait to have live performances.

I think I'm better at live shows than I used to be because I'm way more comfortable with the uncomfortable pauses between songs. Now, rather than trying to talk or do a costume change, I'll use those moments for myself. I listen to what other people are playing, or just rest, or dance, even though I don't know how to.