Well, I'm not one of those people who needs the limelight. If I'm performing, that's what I'm doing. If I'm not, I don't long for it. I don't need the approval of an audience, or applause.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Music is a performance and needs 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'm a great audience myself. I tried to keep in the background while others were on, but sometimes I'd just get hysterical.
I am proud of what I have got and I need an audience.
I have the audience I deserve. Or at least I have the audience that represents the kind of people that I like.
Bear in mind that you are not making music for your own pleasure, but for the pleasure of your audience.
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.
You have to be willing to deal with the ups and downs of the music, the ups and downs of the audience.
I like audiences and performing and, you know... applause!
I have to remind myself constantly that people actually want to hear the music I've made; that's hard for me to digest. I think a live audience is the only tangible evidence you can have that your work is making an impact. It's really humbling.