Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.
I have been trying to find out exactly when listeners and performers decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems to have been willing to admit that they were the culprit.
Years ago, I was performing, and people kept calling out for 'Puppy Love' and I just didn't want to. Then I thought I'd have some fun, so we did this insane heavy metal version of it. The applause was polite.
Applause is the most powerful thing... people talk about the sound of it, but what I hear is glee.
Applause waits on success.
All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!
Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath in the silence of the end.
The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
The applause was so loud and insistent that I had to respond with several encores. I was numb with happiness, when it was over, I knew that this alone must be my life and my world.