Music Stage Quotes

I definitely enjoy performing on stage with The Roots.

Performing on stage is addictive. The adrenaline rush is exhilarating. When I stop touring for a couple weeks, I get antsy.

I don't have a hip-hop goal but I want to headline Bonnaroo one day.

SDC has a great reputation for putting live music on stage.

Most people don't know I grew up singing country music; that's what I sang right up until I did 'Idol.'

This is our bandstand. If you don't want to play, get up off the instrument and leave.

What I found about 'Nashville' coming in is it's about these small performances. It can be on a big stage but detailed, small, heartfelt, real performances from musicians and singers. So if you try to do something bloated or showy, the directors dial us in and let us know.

I started writing songs for youth theater and stuff, and so it's really writing music for the stage that started me out, but then I eventually went to music college and did a two-year course in contemporary music and then just played in endless bands, cover bands, jazz bands.

I'm not going to play gigs as Jamie xx. I'm just going to DJ. I'm not comfortable performing my songs on a stage. It's not something I think I'm particularly good at.