Quote

On the road, as a 'rock star,' there's superficial attention and adulation is thrown at you for a couple of hours - then you're alone in your room and it's lonely.

— Melissa Etheridge

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

←Previous Next→

✓Similar Perspectives

I'm like a rock singer with one-night stands on the road.

— Karl Lagerfeld

The road had the lonely times, but I kept myself busy.

— Buck Owens

You know, being an entertainer is partly being on the road, and a lot of your songs come from the road.

— Mel Tillis

I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.

— Yanni

Most performers don't admit this, because it sounds negative and performers are not supposed to be negative, but when I was on the road, I was lonely.

— Tom Glazer

When I'm doing music and I'm on the road, I love it. But once I'm home, it's very difficult to go back out on the road.

— Noel Gallagher

As far as loneliness, I feel Los Angeles and its layout, having to drive everywhere - it is a lonely place. It's an isolated city in that respect because you're driving to places alone listening to the radio.

— Jason Schwartzman

I never really thought in terms of the concept of being a rock star - being around people like that just seemed like normal day-in-the-life stuff to me. Those were just the surroundings I grew up in.

— Anthony Kiedis

✗Opposing Perspectives

The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.

— Ed Sheeran

The road is a lonely place, and that sounds like a cliche, you know, like what is my life?

— Artie Lange