Andy Gibb Quotes

A stage actor has to be 10% aware of the audience as he's performing.

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

I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.

Nothing feels better than going onstage and everybody is singing every word - and actually wanting to see you.

One of the advantages of playing in a club is that even with bass and drums, the atmosphere remains intimate with the audience.

I tend to like the heavier things, especially live on stage. I need that energy and interaction and feeling the audience.

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

I rather like finding out instantly whether you've been successful or not. It's a cliche, really, but the fact is that every gig is different: it's a live event, and you're with a different group of individuals every night.

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

Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music.

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.

Music is a performance and needs the audience.

I don't know, on a sitcom, and in theatre especially, you have to really be listening to an audience. And if you're losing them, you can hear the sniffs, and the playbills shuffling and whatnot.

I prefer that for my own satisfaction over radio, there's no audience. TV, there's no audience. I need the response of the audience, even if it's a silent response.

I think as a standup performer you have to feel the audience. So the audience kind of dictates what they get, you know?

I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.

When I performed at 'Open Mic U.K.' I had this connection with the audience that I'd never felt before, and I loved it. It was my first big thing, and looking out into the crowd... was just amazing.

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 think I definitely enjoy recording, but I think it's more fun to go out and perform live, because it's like instant gratification, you know? You feel the response immediately.

Theatre is more exciting in the sense that you can actually see the audience in the eye. You know there are no takes and retakes. You have one chance to do your job... and you better do it well!

But I always communicate with the audience. I never pretend like I'm just in my bedroom making a track. The whole point of doing a gig is, like, a feedback thing between you and the audience.

When playing any song in front of an audience, you're watching them experience it, and it changes. In a lot of ways, it's almost like the music is just the background buzz to what's happening between you and the audience in the room.

Playing live is such a total visceral experience, and really, as a musician, you're trained from the beginning to be a live performer.

There's nothing like walking out and watching the people get turned on. Nothing in the world could replace it.

The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a palpable, critical energy created by the presence of the audience.