“Some bands blow it before they even play. The most important moment of any show is when a band walks out with the red amp lights glowing, the flashlight that shows each performer the way to his spot on the stage. It's crucial not to blow it. It sets the tempo of the show; it affects everyone's perception of the band.” WayImportantPlayMomentsShowsLightWalksStageBandPerceptionRedBlowSpotsPerformersCrucialGlowingTempoFlashlightsImportant Moments Book:Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone Source: Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone
“There are a lot of bands and performers whose careers are permanently derailed by spectacularly bad management.” CareersBandManagementPerformers Author:Amanda Marshall
“I always hesitate when people call me a musician.I have had no musical training. I can't play anything. I really think of myself as a performer. It's always been writing for me. I evolved with my band in rock 'n' roll through poetry, not through music.” PeopleThinkingWritingI CanPlayRocksBandMusicianTrainingMusicalCall MePerformersRock N Roll Author:Patti Smith
“My whole background was with bands, so I always thought of "fashion" as performative. It took me a long time to bridge the gap between my music and what I was studying in school, [which was] dance and being a performer.” LongWholeSchoolStudyFashionBandLong TimeBackgroundsBridgesGapsPerformers Author:Le1f
“A lot of guys get slammed pretty hard. I do think there's a tendency with women performers to just sort of write them off. The "Flavor of the Month" kind of thing. Or as a novelty, because I do think women in bands are still considered a novelty, or a little confection.” ThinkingWritingKindLittlesStillsHardGuyMonthsBandTendenciesPerformersFlavorNoveltyFlavor Of The Month Author:Nina Gordon
“The visual side of being a performer or in a band is, to me, as important as the music. I know not everyone shares that same opinion, but when I'm writing songs or working on lyrics or coming up with an idea, I think about videos as I'm in the studio. If I had all the money in the world, I would have the most amazing videos ever, you know? You're saying grandiose, and big; if the song warrants it, I try to push the visuals as far as I can.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldWritingTryingI CanImportantIdeasBigsSongSidesOpinionShareBandStudiosVideoVisualsPerformersWriting SongsMost AmazingWarrantsGrandiose Author:Tamaryn
“Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers.” HardRealityTodayYoungHard WorkBandCraftsPerformers Author:Elton John
“Write your own music and write frequently. Go to as many live shows as you can as well (of bands you enjoy of course). You can learn a lot watching other performers.” WritingWellsShowsCoursesEnjoyBandPerformersWrite Your Own Author:Dia Frampton
“The performing part of it, that's what I live for. I've always told people that's what I was born for. I believe, with the proper things around me, and everything I need as a performer; band, and all that kind of stuff, I still feel to this day there's no one that can touch me. Still.” PeopleNeedsFeelsBelieveKindStillsI BelieveStuffBornBandPerformingThis DayPerformersOld PeopleTouch Me Author:Ginuwine
“I've thought about bands or performers who appear from nowhere: You come out of the greenroom in this secure little unit, then you do this thing and you're shielded from everybody. I'm thinking of brilliant people, like Mariah Carey, who have no interaction. They interact with the audience at the time of the live thing but there's no build up and there's no afterward.” PeopleThinkingLittlesAudienceBandBrilliantSecurePerformersInteractionUnits Author:Sue Tompkins
“[Gord] Downie has become more animated than the early days, but he's still the same charismatic performer. And as a whole, that band is really the result of each individual member. If one member was not a part of it, it wouldn't be the Hip. They're all crucial to the whole thing.” IfsStillsWholeIndividualResultsBandMembersHipsPerformersCrucialAnimatedCharismatic Author:Sarah Harmer