“I did Noise Music because I genuinely liked noise... But a lot of people didn't. At my concerts, people smashed beer glasses in my face.” PeopleFacesMusic IsGlassesNoiseBeerConcerts Author:Boyd Rice
“I've never really been nervous about any concerts. I enjoy it so much. All that matters is getting the songs played well, trying to get them to sound as close to the record live, which isn't easy, because my music is quite complicated to play.” TryingWellsMatterPlaySongEasyEnjoySoundRecordsMusic IsComplicatedNervousConcerts Author:Adam Ant
“We're dealing with music that is being played by traditional instruments in a specifically built building called a concert hall. But classical is not - the reference is wrong, because classical on one hand refers to one period in musical history, which is Mozart, Hayden, Beethoven, which is a fine period in musical history, but it was a while ago.On the other hand, it sort of alludes to some kind of "class," which A, is not true; B, is kind of detrimental to the whole idea. Because the point is that this music is available and it's actually relatively reasonably priced.” KindIdeasWholeHandsClassBuildingFinePeriodsMusic IsBuiltInstrumentsMusicalAvailableTraditionalHallsConcertsDetrimentalBeing Played Author:Esa-Pekka Salonen
“Just as all pop music is not simplistic, not all contemporary concert music is complex. Often what a person connects with goes much deeper than generalized issues of simplicity and complexity.” PersonsIssuesMusic IsComplexesSimplicityDeeperPopsContemporaryComplexityConcertsPop Music Author:Michael Hersch
“Most big concerts sound disgusting and awful and insultingly bad. It's like going to the cinema and been shown a scratchy film which is upsidedown and the bulb had gone on the projector. The quality of large-scale live music is so shocking.” BigsFilmSoundQualityGoneMusic IsScalesAwfulCinemaConcertsDisgustingShockingBulbsLarge ScaleLive MusicProjectors Author:Brian Eno
“I began ear training when I was about six months old. My mother was a concert pianist, and she started all of her children with music before they were a year old. Then she began to see that I had a musical gift...” YearsChildrenMotherMonthsSixMusic IsTrainingEarsMusicalConcertsSix MonthsPianist Author:Twyla Tharp
“Gospel music is so ingrained into my bones. I can't do a concert without singing a gospel song. It's what I was raised on.” I CanSongMusic IsSingingRaisedBonesConcertsGospel MusicGospel Songs Author:Johnny Cash
“I started singing Folksongs with my mother when I was 6 years old. We sang at Folk festivals and concerts and schools. There was always music being played either on record, Jazz and Folk, by musician friends of my mother. I took to singing very early, I believe it has been a Gift I was born with.” YearsBelieveHas BeensSchoolMotherI BelieveBornRecordsMusicianMusic IsSingingJazzFolksConcertsFestivalsBeing Played Author:Vicki Sue Robinson
“Often times at a concert, I just close my eyes. Music is very transportive and visual for me like that.” EyeMusic IsVisualsConcerts Author:Gotye
“[The music is about ] for the purpose of getting people to an excitement level. They feel something, they feel emotions. They're going to go home after that concert and remember it.Maybe they got something out of the experience rather than intellectualizing about what songs mean which is the whole head trip.” PeopleFeelsMeanWholeHomeRememberPurposeSongLevelsEmotionMusic IsExcitementConcerts Author:Van Morrison
“All my concerts had no sounds in them; they were completely silent. People had to make up their own music in their minds!” PeopleMindArtistSoundMusicMusic IsSilentConcertsSound And Music Author:Yoko Ono