“What I love most about playing in front of people has something to do with a certain kind of energy exchange. The attention and appreciation of my audience feeds back into my playing. It really seems as if there is a true and equal give and take between performer and listener, making me aware of how much I depend on my audience. And since the audience is different every night, the music being played will differ too. Every space I performed in has its own magic and spirit.” PeopleIfsGivingKindDifferentSeemsSpiritNightCertainEnergySpaceAttentionAudienceMagicFrontsDependsEqualMusic IsAppreciationPerformersEvery NightListenersGive And TakeBeing Played Author:Nils Frahm
“Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge.” FeelingsProductsMusic IsPerformersComposer Author:Alban Berg
“Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer like Jagger or watching a great movie.” EnergyMusic IsPerformersTerrificJagger Author:Bette Midler
“It's true that bluegrass is a virtuosic form and asks that of its performer. Old-time music is older rawer and purer. It's less stylized. We don't solo. Well sometimes we do, but it's different it has more to do with rock-and-roll than bluegrass does.” WellsDoeDifferentSometimesFormAsksRocksMusic IsPerformersSoloRock And RollOld TimeBluegrassOld Time Music Author:Ketch Secor
“The irony is that I use computers every day of my life to do music because I edit all of my music in a computer. But when it comes to doing live processing, I prefer, as a performer with an instrument, not just having the computer as the only thing I have. I really prefer and find it much more flexible to have the limitations of pedals.” UseComputerMusic IsInstrumentsLimitationIronyPerformersFlexibleEditsProcessingPedals Author:Zeena Parkins
“The way that music is approached in the temple is very call and response; it breaks down that barrier between performer and audience.” WayBreakAudienceMusic IsResponseTemplesBarriersPerformersBreaking Down Author:Taraka Larson
“I think the purpose of a piece of music is significant when it actually lives in somebody else. A composer puts down a code, and a performer can activate the code in somebody else. Once it lives in somebody else, it can live in others as well.” ThinkingWellsPurposePiecesMusic IsSignificantCodePerformersComposerActivate Author:Yo-Yo Ma