“Honestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy. With recording, it's not really as organic as it can be. But I feel like I'm a lot more fluid, and I can be a little bit more aggressive.” WayFeelsLittlesI CanDifferentShowsEnergyBitsLittle BitMy FavoriteHonestlyPerformingAggressiveFluid Author:Sharon Van Etten
“I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.” LittlesBitsLittle BitStudiosPerformingPerforming Live Author:Valerie June
“I think when black performers performed in blackface, they were kind of taking back slave songs, but it was still a little bit iffy because they were performing, a lot of times, for white audiences who found it hilarious.” ThinkingKindLittlesStillsSongFoundBitsBlackWhiteAudienceLittle BitSlavePerformingPerformersBlackface Author:Cecile McLorin Salvant
“I can remember a lot of nights performing in those early years where you felt that you hit some good moments, but a lot of the time you're thinking, "Oh, God, this isn't quite making it." So I think that is what makes you in the end refine your view of things a little bit.” ThinkingYearsLittlesI CanEndsMomentsRememberNightFeltBitsViewsLittle BitPerformingGood Moments Author:David Gilmour
“I got an email from Nick [Kroll] that he and John [Mulaney] were looking to put on the stage show with two of their characters from Kroll Show and could I help at all. And they were doing it [off-Broadway] at the Cherry Lane and they had been performing it at UCB, just sort of testing it out. I worked on it for a little bit downtown and it was a great experience.” LittlesTwoCharacterHelpingShowsBitsStageLittle BitPerformingEmailBroadwayTestingLanesCherriesDowntownGreat Experiences Author:Alex Timbers
“I'm practically an actor. Even when you do an interview, it's like you're performing a little bit, so yeah, I'm enjoying it, it's fun.” LittlesActorsFunBitsEnjoyLike YouLittle BitYeahPerformingInterviews Author:Stan Lee
“Families that I lived with a little bit in junior high and quite a bit in high school and college. Just to have a safe, sane space with food and things like that. That's what I needed. And people were really kind and really generous. So I think the world kind of opened up my first years of performing arts, studying classical saxophone with Caesar DiMauro.” PeopleThinkingWorldYearsFirstsKindLittlesArtSchoolBitsSpaceStudyCollegeNeededSafeLittle BitHigh SchoolPerformingGenerousSaneJuniorsSaxophoneJunior HighPerforming Arts Author:Jon Gordon