“But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantCountryPlayAbleCareersRocksFrontsMusicianPerformancesJazzLastingSongwritingPunkSongwritersGroundwork Author:Amy Ray
“I am very pleased to be involved with the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee because its message resonates with me on a very personal level, My own career is an example of the universal power of music, especially the power of Hip Hop, to bring people of different backgrounds together for a common purpose. I hope that my commitment to the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee will encourage all music lovers - both amateurs and professionals - to get involved with the Music Days performance network and contribute to the 'Harmony For Humanity' e-Stage.” PeopleDifferentTogetherPurposeHumanityMy OwnLevelsCommonCareersStageExampleLoversInvolvedMessagesCommitmentPerformancesUniversalHarmonyHip HopBackgroundsHipsHopsCommitteesPearlsGet InvolvedPower Of MusicDifferent BackgroundsMusic LoverCommon Purpose Author:Russell Simmons
“In my whole career, in fact, I can remember only two first nights when a show was at its peak on the first night. And I just wish we could devise a system where critics came not on a single evening but were given a choice of performances to attend.” FirstsI CanTwoWholeFactsShowsRememberNightChoicesGivenWishCareersPerformancesCriticsEvening Author:Richard McCabe
“As much as it's nice to step into that massive world of Hollywood and be a big, famous actor, I prefer the career of actors that have really chosen smartly and done really amazing performances. Maybe they're not as known, but their careers are a bit more interesting.” WorldDoneBigsActorsBitsInterestingKnownStepsCareersNiceHollywoodPerformancesChosenMassiveReally AmazingFamous Actor Author:Idris Elba
“Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.” PeopleEmotionCareersPerformancesFilledAthleteThese DaysChampionAmusingRoboticsDifferentiate Author:Daley Thompson
“I have never taken performance-enhancing drugs in my life and I never will. Over the course of my career I have taken hundreds of drugs tests and every single one has been negative.” LifeHas BeensCoursesCareersTakenDrugNegativeTestsPerformancesPerformance Enhancing Drugs Author:Mohamed Farah
“The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.” PeopleIfsWantFormCareersPerformancesEntertainmentPinnacleLive Performance Author:Bette Midler
“I am firmly convinced that you shouldn't necessarily emphasize hedonism, especially at the beginning of a career, but should instead focus entirely on performance.” ShouldCareersFocusPerformancesConvincedHedonism Author:Oliver Kahn
“Occasionally there are parents who say, "I brought my child so he or she could learn what the career of a writer is like, and you did this long theatrical performance instead, and I'm very disappointed."” ChildrenLongParentCareersPerformancesMy ChildrenDisappointedTheatrical Author:Daniel Handler
“One of the most memorable live performances of my career took place on the 2002 American Music Awards show when I had to the opportunity to sing with Elton John. I was moved by the way he played the piano onstage.” WayShowsOpportunityCareersPerformancesMovedPianoMemorableAwardsLive PerformanceAmerican MusicMost MemorableAward Shows Author:Tim McGraw