Quotes about Performers

Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart. Votes: 4

I still insist that American performers are the best performers in the world. Votes: 3

If you don't get feedback from your performers and your audience, you're going to be working in a vacuum. Votes: 3

Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers. Votes: 3

Performers and their public should never meet. Once the curtain comes down, the performer should fly away like a magician's dove. Votes: 3

Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart. Votes: 3

All the world's indeed a stage And we are merely players Performers and portrayers Each another's audience outside the gilded cage Votes: 3

We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings. Votes: 3

Performers are the neediest people in the world. Unless you've been in that goldfish bowl - nobody can judge unless they've worn those shoes. Votes: 3

Performers like to perform, and there's certainly no disgrace in entertaining people, in giving pleasure, you hope, through your singing. My work defines who I am. Votes: 3

Performers have the right to say what they want to, and anyone paying money has the right to accept or reject the art and entertainment that's available. Votes: 3

All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes theatre live. That's why it persists. Votes: 3

Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven't gone through the regimen of learning how to write. And of course, everyone wants to own copyrights. Votes: 3

I think that there is a sort of spiritual power that is translating into our bodies as we perform. Performers give, and giving is so important. It can heal. That is my experience, anyway. Votes: 3

Performers are so vulnerable. They're frightened of humiliation, sure their work will be crap. I try to make an environment where it's warm, where it's OK to fail - a kind of home, I suppose. Votes: 3

Performers may play in the studio, but they need to go out and tour every once in a while to keep their edge, or a performer who is a stranger may be asked to "sit in" on a set. Votes: 3

Performers love to perform - that's the thing that we do. I think one of the best things was being able to imagine anything that I wanted, anything that I came up with we could do, because this theater is unbelievable. Votes: 3

There are two types of people, two types of performers: Performers who know how to keep a show going literally when the power is gone and performers who haven't had that much experience and will panic and freak out and don't know what to do. Votes: 3

No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth. Votes: 2

We aren't people who believe that just because we're performers our opinions on everything need to be known. Votes: 2

Canadians send us great hockey players. You also send us wonderful performers, from the beginning, with Mary Pickford. Votes: 2

I had been on tour with people like Roy Orbison. I knew Bobby Darin, Sam Cooke. So many great performers. Votes: 2

Canada has given us John Candy and Martin Short and Bill Shatner and Lord knows how many other wonderful performers. Votes: 2

Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and performers. Votes: 2

I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired. Votes: 2

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. Votes: 2

That's why I never took this business too seriously, thinking I was something special, when I knew the truly great performers in motion pictures. pictures. Votes: 2

But then, so far as I know, I am the only performer who ever pledged his assistants to secrecy, honor and allegiance under a notarial oath. Votes: 2

While I don't script and I don't use other performers, I think my taste for underlying precision gives me something in common with Allan and George Brecht. Votes: 2

I like performers who I know are for real. You can tell, man, there's an intensity about their stuff. You can tell right away they're real people, ya know? Votes: 2

If you stay half-alert, you can pick the spectacular performers right from your place of business or out of the neighborhood shopping mall, and long before Wall Street discovers them. Votes: 2

Sammy Davis, I backed him up. I used to study him every night. I saw how great performers worked and was able to incorporate a little bit from the best. Votes: 2

I got to sit down with people who I admired, and have conversations with some of the greatest thinkers and artists and performers. It's a huge privilege for me to be a journalist. Votes: 2

I feel that the work that I have done in the comedy arena, is priceless in terms of what I learned, timing, everything that these incredibly talented performers were generous enough in teaching me. Votes: 2

Originally a record producer more or less hired a bunch of professionals to participate in a recording session, the performers and the technicians, and a music director was put in charge. That directly related to a film producer's job. Votes: 2

But a large symphony orchestra basically is a repertory company and it has a very enormous repertoire and it is important for the performers to be able to know how to shift focus so that they instantly become part of the sound world that a particular repertoire demands. Votes: 2

That is the godawful thing about television today. Performers don't have any place to hit and miss. You're either in or you're out; you don't have a chance to become good at your craft. If you make three pictures in a row and they don't go over, you're out of the business. Votes: 2

I think performers are all show-offs anyway, especially musicians. Unless you show off, you're not going to get noticed. Votes: 1

The role of an orchestra in the 21st century isn't just playing, it's about developing future audiences and performers. Votes: 1

To others we are not ourselves but performers in their lives cast for a part we do not even know we are playing. Votes: 1

There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others. Votes: 1

I think energy is the most important thing that we can give to people as performers. Anything else is a little bit pretentious. But energy is not. Votes: 1

I run Willow Management, which is the biggest agency for other short actors. We look after performers who are either under five feet and over seven feet tall. Votes: 1

I love a good lyricist - always have. The thing that inspired me most was the different performers, like Tina Turner, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Madonna, even Janet Jackson. Votes: 1

When I went on to write my next book, Working With Emotional Intelligence, I wanted to make a business case that the best performers were those people strong in these skills. Votes: 1

I'm from the school that great performers and great leaders create more great leaders. Give people other experiences, other responsibilities. Have them join organizations within the company and outside the company. Votes: 1

I'm so thankful for the Internet because actors and singers and performers now have a way to connect with their fans on a very personal level which I think is quite special. Votes: 1

Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and performers alike, not only talent and enthusiasm, but also that knowledge and perception which are the result of protracted study and reflection. Votes: 1

I think Phil Collins is one of the most underrated musicians, singers, performers - he is absolutely amazing, I think, and I think he's probably got a bit of a rough ride occasionally because he became so mainstream and so popular. Votes: 1

Pure entertainment is not an egotistical lady singing boring songs onstage for two hours and people in tuxes clapping whether they like it or not. It's the real performers on the street who can hold people's attention and keep them from walking away. Votes: 1

Before I was an actor I was a break dancer, one of those street performers you see. I guess my introduction into the professional world of performing was a stint as back up dancer for Lionel Richie and I performed at the closing ceremony at the '84 Olympics. Votes: 1

All performers get on stage because they need to feel love from an audience. I might appear confident, but those three seconds before I get out there, I'm a mess. But I have to take the risk; otherwise, I'd be miserable and would feel like I wasn't seeing through my personal destiny. Votes: 1

If you don't take no chances, then you're not a performer. Performers always take chances. You go see a singer, they'll hit the high note. They'll hit that note, they're not afraid, they're gonna exaggerate the fact and make me enjoy it, make me say, 'Wow, I wish I could do that!' Votes: 1

After costs, only the top 3% of managers produce a return that indicates they have sufficient skill to just cover their costs, which means that going forward, and despite extraordinary past returns, even the top performers are expected to be only as good as a low-cost passive index fund. The other 97% can be expected to do worse. Votes: 1

It takes stamina to get up like an athlete every single night, seven to eight performances a week, 20 weeks in a row. And there are many young performers who only learn their craft in the two minute bits it takes to film a scene. You never learn the arc of storytelling, the arc of a character that way. Votes: 1

I've always had a huge fear of dying or becoming ill. The thing I'm most afraid of, though, is being alone, which I think a lot of performers fear. It's why we seek the limelight - so we're not alone, were adored. We're loved, so people want to be around us. The fear of being alone drives my life. Votes: 1

I want young Indian composers to be able to do more than just film music. I want to give them the skills that will enable them to create their own palette of sounds instead of having to write formulaic music. It doesn't matter if they become sound engineers, producers, composers or performers - I want them to be as imaginative as they like. Votes: 1

Conductors are performers. Votes: 0

Great performers welcome pressure. Votes: 0

I think most performers are just lazy. Votes: 0

Birds are the first and the greatest performers. Votes: 0

Exceptional performers are masterful opportunists, keenly alert to opportunity! Votes: 0

Top performers take action now, they move, they execute. Votes: 0

Even world class performers can benefit from walk breaks. Votes: 0

Peak performers replace depletion with inspiration on a daily basis. Votes: 0

Bill Cosby is one of America's most successful black performers. Votes: 0

Ordinary performers have giant TVs. Extraordinary performers have huge libraries. Votes: 0

I'm usually put off by performers when they get political Votes: 0

They who are to be judges must also be performers. Votes: 0

Most performers spend half their earnings taking care of family members. Votes: 0

I so miss musical theater. Secretly, I'm in awe of Broadway performers. Votes: 0

Not surprisingly, work-life moaners tend to be a phenomenon of below-average performers. Votes: 0

Audiences are far from being as dumb as some performers seem to think. Votes: 0

Elvis is iconic; a lot of performers today look to that for inspiration. Votes: 0

Failing to remember is the primary reason for most performers' poor practising habits. Votes: 0

Steve Martin is one of my favorite performers, writers, artists of all time. Votes: 0

Just as performers, I think you'd be an idiot not to utilize YouTube. Votes: 0

It's personalities, it's conflict, it's all of these things that actually make performers interesting. Votes: 0

I guess some people want to be performers because they want to be famous. Votes: 0

I hate performers who debase great works of art; I long for their annihilation. Votes: 0

All the great performers I have worked with are fueled by a personal dream. Votes: 0

I was so fortunate to sing and work with so many amazing performers and artists. Votes: 0

I must say Ive always composed music from the point of view of the performers. Votes: 0

Be intensely result-oriented in everything you do. This is a key characteristic of high performers. Votes: 0

Veteran performers are dying off, and new acts simply aren't emerging on the national scene. Votes: 0

Peak performers see the ability to manage change as a necessity in fulfilling thier missions. Votes: 0

My advice to aspiring performers is trust your instincts, 9 times out of 10 they are perfect. Votes: 0

Hollywood studio executives don't recognize the value of female performers as much as male performers. Votes: 0

When you have performers, there's the uniqueness of live performance and what performers do in concerts. Votes: 0

Great performers are preparing and practicing for a winning day while everyone else is still asleep. Votes: 0

Every performer should learn a little bit of everything. Most performers today only play the guitar. Votes: 0

When I first went on the stage I was 17 and under the legal age for performers. Votes: 0

Street performers, homemade crafts, keep your wallet in your front pocket and don't buy any crap! Votes: 0

Broadway is not just the song and the shows; it's the individual performers and the community. Votes: 0

If you look at high performers they are always the most passionate - in any industry. Votes: 0

There are a lot of bands and performers whose careers are permanently derailed by spectacularly bad management. Votes: 0

The worst of failure of this kind is that it spoils the market for more competent performers. Votes: 0

I'm honored to be in a position to have young girls or performers look up to me. Votes: 0

Actors and magicians are both performers, and they represent things that are not necessarily who they are. Votes: 0

Great performers are, by definition, abnormal; they strive throughout their entire careers to separate themselves from the pack. Votes: 0

The fact is, the difference between peak performers and everybody else are much smaller than everybody else thinks. Votes: 0

I learn through listening and watching other performers that are very good, like Denise Chávez, Dorothy Allison. Votes: 0

I believe a lot in the relationship between performers. When you're supported by someone's eyes, you're not alone. Votes: 0

You have to remember we're just performers, that we seldom have any kind of grasp on real life. Votes: 0

I will say, the performers in the musical are some of the most super-talented people I've ever seen. Votes: 0

The best performers in Europe are those who use their welfare states to help people adjust to change. Votes: 0

I've always liked extreme performers; I don't think I am one, but my mentality is in line with that. Votes: 0

Songwriters aren't always performers, and even performing songwriters aren't always the kind of show-biz performers you think they'd be. Votes: 0

I have more contact with people who consume, for lack of a better word, my product than any other performers. Votes: 0

Every great dance company, even when it seems poised in perfect balance, needs constant renewal of both repertory and performers. Votes: 0

Nowadays, performers worry too much about how they look. They're not concerned about what they're really saying to their audience. Votes: 0

Some people are probably saner. They're good performers, and they go about their day. I just get obsessive about it. Votes: 0

Having the presence of mind to react to any situation onstage is what makes the best performers keep their spontaneity intact. Votes: 0

Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years her junior? Votes: 0

Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also. Votes: 0

TWINS by Nefesch is a fantastic piece of truly impromptu mentalism which will only be performed by fearless performers. Highly recommended! Votes: 0

There are few performers who would have had the audacity to even bring up the fact that they had been poorly reviewed. Votes: 0

Radio continues to be the very best advertising music performers have. No one who ever grabbed a Grammy got there without radio. Votes: 0

Failing to differentiate among employees "” and holding on to bottom-tier performers "” is actually the cruelest form of management there is. Votes: 0

I've worked with genius performers. Sometimes they created great work with a bad script... but not often. Play it safe: write well. Votes: 0

City needs creativity to retain the high performers who have lived there for years as well as to attract new, interesting residents. Votes: 0

When we outlaw child pornography, the prices paid for child performers rise, increasing the incentives for parents to use children against their will. Votes: 0

I've discovered that numerous peak performers use the skill of mental rehearsal of visualization. They mentally run through important events before they happen. Votes: 0

It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That's not what I'm about. Votes: 0

If you own a portfolio of stocks, you must learn to sell the worst performers first and keep the best a little longer. Votes: 0

Most writers or performers walk around with the notion in their head that - a paranoid worry that maybe people don't like them. Votes: 0

The climate in the '50s and '60s for black performers or black people in the entertainment business was atrocious. It was atrocious. Votes: 0

The one element that stands out most clearly among our peak performers is their virtually unassailable belief in the likelihood of their own success. Votes: 0

There are certain performers that the gay community receives and recognizes with love, and my whole life, I've always responded to those same artists, Votes: 0

There's a lot that goes into training, singers to eventually become performers. There's, projection, uh, which in many cases the artist was never concerned about. Votes: 0

Dance should not just divide people into audience and performers. Everyone should be a participant, whether going to classes or attending special events or rehearsals. Votes: 0

Done right, a performance review is one of the best opportunities to encourage and support high performers and constructively improve your middle- and lower-tier workers. Votes: 0

Female performers have been doing this for years - pushing the envelope about sexuality - and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out. Votes: 0

Vanity is normal in performers. Does it bother other people? All the time. But nine times out of 10, that says more about them than you. Votes: 0

What plethora of material goods can possibly atone for a waking life so humanly belittling, if not degrading, as the push-button tasks left to human performers? Votes: 0

I was always obsessed with other performers doing their thing, and Britney 'Live in Las Vegas' from 2001 is my absolute favorite tour DVD of all time. Votes: 0

If you look at the world-class performers at the top of the game, their numbers are just exceptional and that is the level he is at. Votes: 0

CS: I always say there's a tribal element in a rock concert. There's a real back-and-forth thing that goes on between the audience and the performers. Votes: 0

Beginning in the nineteenth century, with performers like Franz Liszt, were musicians who were able to excite an audience and communicate on a whole new level. Votes: 0

The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession but it also created jobs for comics and bred some great performers. Votes: 0

I love music that has good catchy choruses and fits into many different genres. ... I like real artists, that write their own material and are great performers. Votes: 0

It's really a grand old, legendary theatre where the spirits of like Judy Garland and all these great performers have been. The clubs are way more underground. Votes: 0

There are performers who have built their whole career doing magic on TV and can't really perform live at all - don't really have jobs and skills. Votes: 0

Most performers don't admit this, because it sounds negative and performers are not supposed to be negative, but when I was on the road, I was lonely. Votes: 0

It's an immensely competitive business, and I can tell you the older you get, the parts are fewer, and the people who are proven performers are greater. Votes: 0

In the scientific community you find competent teachers and original researchers, just as in the musical community you find many good performers but very few good composers. Votes: 0

I can remember in the early 60s that there were a couple of really dynamic women performers at the time - Brenda Lee, there was Connie Francis. Votes: 0

Great performers in all fields seem immune to what outsiders think about them. Their sense of themselves never depends on the feedback-positive or negative-they get from the environment. Votes: 0

We shouldn't feel restricted by our sexuality, and our sexuality doesn't have to be a cultural choice. That's an amazing variety of music within those five main performers. Votes: 0

Talented performers flock to the best and brightest leaders, and these leaders in turn lift the lids off their people and uncork the latent talent inside of them. Votes: 0

Ignorance and arrogance are a lethal combination. Nowhere do we see that more clearly among writers and performers who pontificate as historians when they know nothing about history. Votes: 0

My family aren't performers. They're just normal people. They don't understand this entertainment world. They just think it's mental. They have no idea what I'm doing in America. Votes: 0

It's actually good when the performers are nervous, because it kind of sharpens up your brain and a little bit of adrenaline is good. Initially it's really tough. Votes: 0

As for whether I am a 'new age guru', I am not at all. I help companies build employees who lead without a title and become high performers. Votes: 0

The younger generation of performers really enjoy their success. Its like they know their moment is here right now and probably won't be here in a few years. Votes: 0

My folks were country music performers. They made records and even did a few tours with the Grand Ole Opry. There always were a lot of guitarists around. Votes: 0

Some performers are brilliant comedians, some are genius musicians, and some just make you happy to be alive. THE BOBS are all of that - and then some. Votes: 0

I continue to be very shy. I think a lot of actors and performers are really weird, shy people working it out onstage. I don't know why that is. Votes: 0

...one cannot but wonder how an environment can make people despair and sit idle and then, by changing the conditions, one can transform the same people into matchless performers." Votes: 0

I've been with certain stars; some are caring and pay attention to their fans and to their fellow performers and some are too busy. Elvis never seemed too busy. Votes: 0

What would people think of a tradesman, that was to give a ball in his shop, hire performers, and hand refreshments about, with a view to benefit his business? Votes: 0

I'm slightly obsessed with drag queens and performers. Their quips and their one-liners, their style, their singing... I find it fascinating. And thoroughly entertaining. I'd love to play one. Votes: 0

Greatly talented performers don't know - often spectacularly - what's best for them, don't know what their talents really are, and don't know what's just plain wrong for them. Votes: 0

I tell a lot of young performers, 'Go get in trouble. Go commit yourself to something you're not sure you can do.' And I followed my own advice. Votes: 0

...one cannot but wonder how an environment can make people despair and sit idle and then, by changing the conditions, one can transform the same people into matchless performers. Votes: 0

I sometimes play different kinds of music to see where the performers end up. I play one genre. Then something else when I do it again. It really helps. Votes: 0

Like most actors, I've always been grateful for Chinese restaurants; they were often the only places that stayed open late enough for performers to get hot food after the show. Votes: 0

I have always had an interest in performers who play against the most obvious of expectations and are able to find something secret, something withheld, and some level of restraint. Votes: 0

I love performing in a good straight play as well and I'm a crossover actor, I crossover from plays to musicals, musicals to plays. This is very difficult for performers. Votes: 0

It's been a continuity right from the beginning - that longing to weave together perceptions, to affirm the richness of us as human beings both as performers and audience members. Votes: 0

I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did - as black performers in a white world. Votes: 0

I think there's that weird bastardization where musical theatre actors are treated as almost like vaudevillians or circus performers - that we're somehow not good actors because we sing and dance. Votes: 0

I think Elvis loved his fans - I think that's why they loved him and still love him. Fans are very conscious and sensitive to the fact that performers love them. Votes: 0

Johnny Depp, as far as I'm concerned, is number one. Of his generation, there's no one who can touch him. Some performers, today, it's like looking at holes in the air. Votes: 0

Everyone procrastinates. The difference between high performers and low performers is largely determined by what they choose to procrastinate on. Since you must procrastinate anyway, decide today to procrastinate on low-value activities. Votes: 0

The professionalism of technique and flash of dexterity are more comfortable to be around than raw creative power, hence our society generally rewards virtuoso performers more highly than it rewards original creators. Votes: 0

... we performers are monsters. We are a totally different, far-out race of people. I totally and completely admit, with no qualmsat all, my egomania, my selfishness, coupled with a really magnificent voice. Votes: 0

All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we trust that God is sure of us. Votes: 0

All of them - my father, mother, step-mother, and grandmother - were all wonderful actors and performers and they are an inspiration to me, both in their craft and in their humanity. Votes: 0

Peak performers develop powerful mental images of the behavior that will lead to the desired results. They see in their mind's eye the result they want, and the actions leading to it. Votes: 0

Serving and helping are great things, but we can go too far. Managers should not adopt poor performers. Colleagues should not cover for each other's mistakes. Parents should not enable their children. Votes: 0

Jodi Melnick is hotly self-absorbed. Her onstage musicians are much too loud, and like so many narcissistic performers, she goes on much too long: She's interested in herself; why wouldn't we be? Votes: 0

Write your own music and write frequently. Go to as many live shows as you can as well (of bands you enjoy of course). You can learn a lot watching other performers. Votes: 0

The most evocative thing to me is probably when a writer and a group of performers can collectively put together something compelling that asks the really simple question: 'How do we live?' Votes: 0

There are some strong female performers out there. But the industry's pre-occupation with the packaging of how a woman looks has gone completely the other way, back to almost the 60s, early 70s. Votes: 0

When I look at great singers like Sinatra, Bennett and (Tom) Jones, I see great performers that can really move an audience. I really consider myself a troubadour privately and a song-plugger publicly. Votes: 0

A lot of performers don't want to leave the circuit, the European opera house circuit, partly because most singers don't sing many concerts, or at least not while they are in their prime. Votes: 0

Almost all of the world-class athletes and other peak performers are visualizers. They see it; they feel it; they experience it before hey actually do it. They begin with the end in mind. Votes: 0

The best results come when people believe in and feel strongly about the music they are playing. Just as composers write for certain types of performers, performers are also looking for certain things. Votes: 0

Most performers reinvent themselves. Madonna, Michael Jackson, P. Diddy. They reinvent themselves into different kinds of images. Elvis [Presley] was always himself, an original, and he never tried to be anything but that. Votes: 0

Not working is bad for you. It is my drug, it gives me a high; most performers will tell you that. And there is nothing like the high that an audience gives you. Votes: 0

People who aren't complicated in real life come through as pretty bland on the screen. Most great performers are not very happy and well adjusted. Perhaps that's the price they pay for being originals. Votes: 0

The difference between the top performers and the average or mediocre performers is not a great, massive difference. It is just a tiny difference because the top performers do things just a tiny bit. Votes: 0

My goal is to work. That's the goal of most actors or performers: to work and keep working, and do the best you can, and keep growing and changing, trying to improve your craft. Votes: 0

I discovered early on that some performers live their life in order to act, so all their relationships are simply an experience that they can feed back into their work. Which I find vampiric. Votes: 0

I think so much of what informs us as performers is what we had to endure as kids growing up. I was the youngest in my family. I always got a lot of attention. Votes: 0

I will always remember this summer day in Paris, when I was to perform a great acrobatic move. I can still see myself stepping on the ring of a packed circus along real performers. Votes: 0

Many writers secretly long to be performers. You always get the 'if you weren't a writer' question. I would be a back-up singer, to stand in the back and go like 'do, do, do. Votes: 0

My father was the proprietor of a music shop on Forty-third Street, where many of the finest performers and musicians of the day would come to shop. He knew the classical repertoire inside out. Votes: 0

You know, there's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers and performers out there who sing other people's words. I enjoy doing both. Votes: 0

Many writers secretly long to be performers. You always get the 'if you weren't a writer' question. I would be a back-up singer, to stand in the back and go like 'do, do, do.' Votes: 0

I think one of the most wonderful things we can do as performers is to remind audiences that they can still relate to the emotions and feelings, as though the music had been written yesterday. Votes: 0

When it comes to women, our perfectionism gives us a lot of grief. Women want to be super moms, super partners and super performers at work - and all at the same time. That's stressful. Votes: 0

I have been trying to find out exactly when listeners and performers decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems to have been willing to admit that they were the culprit. Votes: 0

What you learn from working with other performers and musicians is invaluable, really, and can only help you grow. I mean, if you spend your whole life focusing on yourself, you're not really learning much. Votes: 0

There is just a lot of creativity and theatricality in performers who happen to be gay. Maybe there's a success in numbers, so by the law of averages we are going to get these jobs. Votes: 0

Star performers are my favorite to manage and lead. Star performers are critical to any organization, and the key is how can you capture their heart-share and their mind-share when they're on this fast track. Votes: 0

They've pursued their own agendas, and they've done what they've wanted to do and not pursued traditional careers in the music industry. They've followed their own instincts, and they are in many ways maverick performers. Votes: 0