Touring Musicians Quotes

I have been touring since I got my first band in 1962, so there is no problem there. We are basically performing musicians, so that's what we do.

When it comes to the stage, I can't help but be inspired by people like George Clinton, Elton John and Alice Cooper.

I saw B.B. King in concert one time where he had this guy that would bring him out a glass of water and towel to wipe his forehead with.

We've played everywhere since I started The Licks. We've played arenas, clubs, school cafeterias and bowling alleys. It doesn't matter where the venue is; we're gonna bring you the rock!

We just done doing The Blessed Hellride tour and Ozzfest.

Looking back, we had the hard time, but the privilege, of actually coming up playing biker bars and little bitty college bars.

Every year that I go out on tour, I think about all the craziest ideas that would be great to go out with, and I think, 'I should see if Jeff Beck wants to join my band for a month or something.'

There hasn't been one highlight that stands out... but touring and performing has been great.

My first concert was Chicago and Moody Blues. I was 15 years old.

I'm a big fan of Kid Cudi. He was, like, the only concert I think I went to as a kid. He was on tour with Asher Roth.

We got word that Mick Jagger heard our first album and liked it. And he wanted us to open for the Stones in Hawaii. That just blew us away. But the next thing I heard was that Stevie Wonder opened for them here in the States and actually got booed at one show. So I was scared to death.

To be in a band on the road is to have anything and everything you want just by picking up the phone.

When we went to Judas Priest backstage, Mr. Rob Halford told us that they were waiting to see us. We've met Mr. Kirk Hammett of Metallica several times, and he is extremely kind to us. No one gives us mean looks, and we are so happy that Babymetal is welcomed warmly.

You know, Glen Campbell sang with the group right before I joined the group.

In the sixties when Paul was with the Beatles and I was with the Moody Blues, we shared the same bill and tried to blow each other off the stage.

I have toured with the likes of Laxmikant-Pyarelal and performed in places like U.S., Canada, and Europe.

I wished that I could have been down there because Paul actually wanted me to do the tour with him, but then he realized that it just wouldn't be right. It wouldn't be a solo tour anymore. It would look like just half of KISS.

The first time I toured the U.K. was in the early '90s with Billy Pilgrim, so I know how much the people there love music.

AC/DC will never retire; Angus will never retire.

We've been touring ever since we were able to afford to buy a van, and I don't think we'll ever stop until something falls off or is irreparable.

Back when I was working with the Stones and with Joe Cocker and Neil Young and Neil Diamond and all of those - 'the boys,' I call them - it was fun.

Why would I have quit Van Halen? It never happened.

It's good to be playing one and a half hour again. In the States we played like an hour and when you got onstage it felt like all of a sudden you are already done your set. But now, it feels like we are touring again.

Dweezil and I are going on tour with the band probably starting in the middle of February for a month probably playing a few songs from my new record and then I'll continue on after that tour.

Paul and I were friends, the Moody Blues toured with the Beatles on the second British tour. That developed into me working with Paul, whom I always admired.