Amit Trivedi Quotes

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

'm not saying I would never do acting again, because I love it, but there really is nothing compared to getting up in front of people and singing your music.

There is nothing like hearing people sing your single back to you during a show.

I love playing live and creating these records that people are so into.

If you write a song, and you go into a restaurant, and there's a guy with a piano singing and he's playing piano, singing your song, or you hear it at a wedding or at an airport... it's fun!

There's nothing in the world like live entertainment. With TV, you have to wait for your results; with live entertainment, people let you know right then and there. That relationship is established in 30 seconds. The first 30 seconds, they'll let you know whether they like you or not.

I love to produce a track and then play it for the crowd; that's the biggest kick for me!

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.

My dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain.

I had so much fun playing songs from 'Based On A True Story...' and getting to see the crowd's reaction to those songs was unforgettable.

I enjoy singing my songs in front of people. I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that.

There is nothing to compare with the instantaneous feedback a singer gets from the people sitting in front of him. That is where it all comes together - all the rehearsing and working to get everything just exactly right.

I would advise anyone starting out as a singer/songwriter to play live as much possible. You never know who might be in the audience.

We would play songs live on stage, and then we'd watch their reaction we were receiving immediately, if people were dancing and singing along. If they weren't, then we'd go into the dressing rooms of the different NBA teams that we were playing in their arenas, and we'd change the songs right there.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

People shout out for songs and I don't even remember writing them.

I really look forward to putting on a record. I love writing music and think that may be my strong suit even more than singing. I can't wait to take that music on tour and share it with as many people as I can.

When I'm playing live, I'll rip out a ballad from my album, and I'll play that solo on the piano, which feels really good because it kind of takes me back to when I was younger.

I learned so much watching my dad write songs and perform in front of thousands of people, and people were singing along to songs that I watched him write; it stuck with me.

I want to express my ideas through my music and on stage because I'm a musician.

When I play the first few notes of a song and people start screaming, I think: 'That's why I did this. That's why I wrote this song. That's a good job.' And it is a job.

I think that live shows are more important for singers than composers, because composers still get a lot of recognition as compared to a singer.

In the studio is one thing, but playing live is the important part, I think.

When you play a show or festival, people know what they're getting; they want it. Then you're thrown onto a show where people are watching TV in their houses, and whether they ask for it or not, we're being played in front of them. There's a lot of negative feedback.

It's an incredible experience to interact with fans in first person, get immediate responses to your music and see the madness that your music creates.