It's physically very, very, very trying to be onstage as a performer, not unlike an athlete, for thirty years.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
People are used to us being onstage for a while.
Performing is my passion. Being onstage is at once exhilarating, beguiling, and fulfilling. But it's hard.
Being on stage a lot is quite physical.
I've seen myself do stuff on stage that was pretty amazing. I think that would be true for any athlete. Any top athlete will see something that they are very proud of. All my injuries will attest to the fact that besides being a musician, it comes down to being an athlete.
To me, getting to do music and videos, you work on a character. Being onstage is acting; you get to be larger than life and larger than yourself.
I guess some people want to be performers because they want to be famous.
As performers grow older, I reckon there are two ways they can go. They can either be up there, playing more deeply from their guts than ever, or they can be phoning it in so crassly that it leaves a lump in your throat as you leave the venue at the end of the show.
Being onstage is just a feeling that you cannot duplicate anywhere else because the energy that the audience is giving you forces you to give more energy. It's such an output and exchange of energy. You can't do that anywhere else.
The adrenaline of performing on stage to a crowd - there's nothing like it.
You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired.