In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close as possible to the audience, and of course big stadiums didn't enable you to do that. It wasn't my style.
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For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts; it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cause I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.
It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where the audiences were all sitting down.
I headline concert halls for 20,000 people, but I still play smaller venues.
When we did concerts, we wanted them to be theatrical events - collaborations with designers, choreographers, and directors - because we thought traditional rock concerts were boring.
I had my first concert in front of 80,000 people at the International Soca Monarch Finals.
Performing has been part of my life since I was eight years old, so that's what I think I do. I don't think about the fact that it happens to be in a bigger venue where people get to know you, or they think they do.
I love going to concerts, so that whole environment is something that intrigues me anyway.
If the audience walks out of a concert thinking, What a wonderful experience, then we have done our job.
A lot of concerts leave you wanting for something good to eat or drink while you're there.
I'd never been on tour until I met the Rudimental boys. Never done a live show in front of an audience.
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