“In the concert of nature it is hard to keep in tune with oneself if one is out of tune with everything else” IfsHardOneselfTunesConcerts Author:George Santayana
“I remember seeing McCoy Tyner in concert, and thinking that the music was incredible, but wanting to be invited in. I figured that humor was the way of letting the audience in. I've gotten a hard time about it, but I love to be funny onstage.” ThinkingWayHardRememberAudienceSeeingIncrediblesHard TimesConcertsInvited Author:John Lurie
“It's really not that hard. If I do a Tonight Show, it's six or seven minutes. If I do a concert, it's 90 minutes. If I do an interview, that's 15 minutes. So by the end of the day I've done three hours worth of work.” IfsEndsHardDoneShowsThreeHoursComedyMinutesSixSevenInterviewsThe End Of The DayTonightConcerts Author:Howie Mandel
“It is hard to mesmerize ourselves, to whip our own top; but through sympathy we are capable of energy and endurance. Concert fires people to a certain fury of performance they can rarely reach alone.” PeopleHardCertainEnergyFireCapablePerformancesEnduranceConcertsFuryWhips Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)