I'd love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My whole thing is not just to play music for people, but to make them part of the evening.
If I'm not in the theatre, I'm in an open mic night or doing a guest set at the Comedy Club, or whatever, just trying to develop stuff.
If I'm doing a concert, and I'm having a problem with the audience... I just play a Bob Marley song, and I'm good for the rest of the night.
Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that.
I warm up at home. I hit the stage, I'm ready, whether it's rehearsal or anything.
I just feed off the energy of the audience.
I wouldn't say that I'm actually trying to cause chills in the audience, but certainly my goal is to, at the very least, effect a physiological response - at the most, to effect some sort of state change, ideally, in the audience.
I am doing what I love to do, and you cannot beat that, especially when the audience appreciates what you prepare for them. It's very, very gratifying.
I've figured out what to do with my hands... onstage. I'm a percussion player, so I grab a tambourine as much as I can.
Own every note I sing and sell it. Make a connection to the audience. That's what it comes down to, you know?