Ikue Mori Quotes

I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well.

I've said this over and over again, but I love being in a band.

I like being with the band, the whole idea of playing music with them.

But duets are a lot of fun, I'd love to do another one.

I still find new things every night, which is the beauty and fun of live theater. It's a living, breathing art form.

I think my first experience of art, or the joy in making art, was playing the horn at some high-school dance or bar mitzvah or wedding, looking at a roomful of people moving their bodies around in time to what I was doing. There was a piano player, a bass player, a drummer, and my breath making the melody.

When you're in comedy, people always come up and say, 'Oh, it must be so hard.' It really isn't hard unless you're not good at it. If you can do it, its really kind of fun and easy.

I'm motivated by entertaining people.

I just like playing with the band and doing what I do.

I do feel it's important to entertain people. I try to.

I have fun when I'm making music, and I want people to have fun when they listen to it.

I love being in a band.

My focus is trying to make great music and putting on great shows, and whatever happens beyond that is a bonus to me.

It's such a joy to work with different ensembles and create a collaboration. Rehearsing and building a performance is very interesting for me.

When you're playing, you're playing something for the world to hear.

It's great fun to play with a really good band.

The most important thing I learned from Dad about show business was never take myself seriously and never stop having fun with my craft.

Real entertainers love to entertain.

I think all the music I do, which ties together, as far as I'm concerned, is fun and entertaining.

I'm a performer, so when I get to any space, I make it my own for that moment and have fun.

I really wanted to make a record that would feel fun to play live.

I like to have fun with my videos and performances, that's the most fun part when it comes to the music. I get to show off my character.

One of the things that I've noticed since I've been in the band is that, as players, Lars, James, and Kirk truly enjoy making music and performing.

I think the most important thing to putting on a good show is to always mix things up. Sometimes we wear makeup; other times we don't. The point is, you'll never get the same Avenged show twice. I think it's really important to be theatrical. I mean, look at Iron Maiden!

From a very young age, my main thing was always entertaining.