Quotes about Touring

Touring is hard on the body. Votes: 8

Touring is really a pretty lonely business. Votes: 6

I don't do drugs anymore... than, say, the average touring funk band. Votes: 6

I would have wanted to be a rock star, a lead singer, if I wasn't a model. I'd go touring in a bus with my band. In my next life, that's the plan. Votes: 6

Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity. So it's like, just take advantage of these last few years because none of this is ever going to happen again. You'd better be prepared for doing a lot of touring because that's really the only unique situation that's going to be left. Votes: 6

You know, when you really connect with the instrument and everything just comes out on an emotional level very naturally through your playing. That's, you know, a great night. And I think the reason I love touring so much is you're chasing that high around all the time, trying to have another good night. Votes: 6

Ive been touring now since about 68. Votes: 4

I felt pressured by continuous touring. Votes: 4

The world is crawling with authors touring now. They're like performance artists. Votes: 4

I toured in Europe first, before I did any touring in the U.S. It was with Jimmy Nail and others. Votes: 4

But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. Votes: 4

I'll give up this sort of touring madness certainly, but music-everything is based on music. No, I'll never stop my music. Votes: 4

I like touring, I like being in the studio, a bit of both. I like to have a bit of time at home as well. Votes: 4

I love playing and I like traveling. I really do like playing in Canada, its not to diminish anywhere else because touring internationally can be cool. Votes: 4

Some people only dream about touring around the world with their friends and that's exactly what we're doing, and we could never take that for granted. Votes: 4

I've got used to touring. If you make calculations of the nights spent in hotels in my life, multiplied by the tattoos I have for hundred. Votes: 4

Art is not to be found by touring to Egypt, China, or Peru; if you cannot find it at your own door, you will never find it. Votes: 4

I want to keep working really hard at getting better at stand-up and touring, and I can't imagine a time when I won't want to do that. But, who knows? Votes: 4

My first full year of touring, I did 300 days on the road. That was not including the travel time or publicity or anything else - that was just dates. I was home probably less than 50 days that year. Votes: 4

They are the only people in the world who I can truly trust and rely on. Touring gets really lonely. I guess I have friends around me but when you're paying them can they ever really be true friends? Votes: 4

A more interesting question is not 'Why did they break up?' but 'Would they have gotten back together?' ... There's always a chance we'd work together again, but I can't see us touring. I just see us making records. Votes: 4

I won't complain about touring, because I really do believe that a public-figure musician complaining about being a public-figure musician is just absurd. Like, 'Boo hoo hoo! I have to stand on stage and people pay attention to me!' Votes: 4

I don't have any delusions. I'm not a novelist - I'm a comedian who writes. I love doing the stand-up and the touring and the albums and all that, but it's pretty amazing to go into a library and see your book there. Votes: 4

It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when I got to the international touring level... I got interested in cross-country skiing, long-distance swimming, bicycling... things that require stamina, not finesse. Votes: 4

Touring gets really lonely. Votes: 3

Touring is a tough business. Votes: 3

Touring for two years is excruciating. Votes: 3

Touring is great because I love to travel. Votes: 3

Touring doesn't kill me and I can handle it. Votes: 3

Touring is one of my favorite things about what I get to do. Votes: 3

Touring is what you make it. I like to organise as much as possible myself. Votes: 3

Touring is exciting, fun and the reason why you want to be in a band. Votes: 3

Touring is a young man's game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home. Votes: 3

Touring is really a weird social experiment, even though everyone thinks it's a party every day. Votes: 3

Touring and putting out records is fun and cool, but I've been doing it for a long time. Votes: 3

Touring definitely makes you appreciate home more, so when I can be home, I like to stay home. Votes: 3

Touring and promoting and recording take a lot of time, it's just getting the right balance that's important. Votes: 3

Touring is everything. Without touring, you're just another artist on the internet trying to get your music out. Votes: 3

Touring is a favorite part of what I do. I love connecting with the fans in that immediate way Votes: 3

Touring can be tough; the crew and I travel everywhere by a big pink bus, and live in petrol stations. Votes: 3

Touring, and being in a band, it's almost like the other stuff, the other parts of life, get put on hold. Votes: 3

Touring on 'Folie' was like being the last act at the vaudeville show: We were rotten vegetable targets in clandestine hoods. Votes: 3

Touring with the record out - shows are so much more fun now that n - - s know what I'm talking about. Votes: 3

Touring is always important to me. It's like a big IOU to my fans, because I know they are the reason I exist. Votes: 3

Touring is my favorite part of being a musician. All the places I've traveled and lived affect me in many different ways. Good and bad. Votes: 3

Touring is very grueling. It's very taxing on the body and living out of your suitcase, going from city to city, night after night. It's a tough job. Votes: 3

Touring with Brian May was like a dream come true that happened early in my career. He inspired me with the way he harmonized and layered his guitar sounds. Votes: 3

I love old, vintage cars. I've got a 1936 Dodge Touring Sedan right now and there's only five of them registered in the world, and I absolutely love working on it. It's gorgeous. Votes: 3

[Touring] is not necessarily a priority. It's just a part of who I am as a performer. That's obviously why I'm doing it; why I'm in this business is part of me has to perform. Votes: 3

Touring definitely helps sell albums. Things have changed. I've noticed now more than ever when you market an album, get radio play/video play etc. it helps sell albums but it helps get more shows. Votes: 3

Much as I love the northeast, I didn't want to spend my life there. I wanted to experiment. Savour everything you can while you're here! Touring, seeing the world... That in itself gives you a different perspective. Votes: 3

Touring with King Crimson wasn't a lot of fun for me. I had a lot of equipment, and when I was in improvised music I'd set it up myself, play the gig, and put it all away again. Votes: 3

Touring with Yes was generally great fun, and I got on well with the rest of the guys, but we were like chalk and cheese in many respects. I was unique in the band as a card-carrying Conservative. Votes: 3

Touring is just the most incredible experience, and whilst I try to share it, there are moments where you feel the only way you can really know is to be there in the moment feelings what you are feeling. Votes: 3

Jeff Beck is probably my favorite and biggest influence on the guitar. Touring with him in 2010 was such a milestone. I used to show up early every day just to hear his sound check, which sometimes lasted an hour. Votes: 3

On tour, I'll get up at 5 p.m. and go to bed at 8 in the morning. With fishing, it's the exact opposite. Fishing is the only healthy thing I do. Touring is such a grind; it's the opposite of healthy. Votes: 3

On tour, I'll get up at 5 p.m. and go to bed at 8 in the morning. With fishing, it's the exact opposite. Fishing is the only healthy thing I do. Touring is such a grind; it's the opposite of healthy. Votes: 3

Touring is hard. It's really hard on the singer, especially, because your body is your instrument and you have to be so good, it's like boot camp out there; I can't do anything - just sleep, sing and be very healthy. Votes: 3

Touring is an incredibly isolated situation. I don't know how people tour for years on end. You find a lot of people who can't stop touring, and it's because they don't know how to come back into life. It's sort of unreal. Votes: 3

Touring allows me to play material that isn't on the album and that they wouldn't be able to hear otherwise. I love it. It's the most legitimate way to acquire and sustain an audience of people who are interested in your music. Votes: 3

Touring a segregated America - forever being stopped and harassed by white cops hurt you most 'cos you don't realise the damage. You hold it in. You feel empty, like someone reached in and pulled out your guts. You feel hurt and dirty, less than a person. Votes: 3

Touring is very routine. You get to the city, you go to the hotel, you got to be at the hotel by a certain time - it's very routine. I'm not a very structured person, so when I get some structure, it's cool; it's good for me. Votes: 3

I've been touring now since about '68. Votes: 2

When I was about seven, I started touring the globe as part of New York's La MaMa theater company - without my parents! Votes: 2

I've been touring a lot, and I don't always know how to get around. Google Maps on the iPhone is pretty helpful with that. Votes: 2

I couldn't be touring unless my husband was on the road with me, taking care of our son while I'm onstage and doing interviews. Votes: 2

I used to suffer from a lot of regret while touring. Regret at having to leave certain places, people and situations, or just a beautiful day. Votes: 2

Electro is today's disco - making electronic music not for the sake of selling it but for sharing it and touring around the world D.J.-ing. Votes: 2

The Rolling Stones set the bar to where I look to as a band. But I don't envision myself touring in the way they do. My knees won't hold out. Votes: 2

The best part of touring is the opportunity to make the music. You get to do what you love and have the ability to go out on stage every night and create. Votes: 2

Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's about making records but it's also about taking a wonderful smile onto that stage and making the people feel good about themselves. Votes: 2

That's usually what happens with AC/DC: you make an album, and then you're on the road flat out. And the only time you ever get near a studio is generally after you've done a year of touring. Votes: 2

If you get half a million, at a certain stage you probably will get 4 million people, if they are able to hear it. The touring thing is unbelievable. It really is amazing from what we did the last tour even to what we are doing now. Votes: 2

I'm extremely introverted. I used to think it was shyness, but I got over that, so it must be door No. 2. It's still hard for me to be away from home much, and I have to make sure I get lots of time alone in my room when I'm touring. Votes: 2

The thing I always liked best about touring abroad was constantly running into different people, different cultures, different foods. It really pumped up my batteries... I'm constantly playing to a demographically diverse audience... one generation is driven by nostalgia, the next by curiosity. And that's why I have no plans to retire. Votes: 2

The part you don't expect when you start out is all the people who come into your life wanting a piece of you, not caring about your wellbeing. The insane schedule is very difficult. Touring looks very glamourous but it's hard and gruelling - the travelling, the meet-and-greets - it was too crazy. Votes: 2

I have chosen to keep my personal life separate from my music, as the two are exclusive from each other, and I want to remain that way. I'll talk music, production, writing songs, touring with anyone but keep religion, politics and world affairs off the table, as my expertise is in songs and music. Votes: 2

Touring is tough. You're almost in a haze because you don't really know where you are half the time: You're in a hotel room one moment, and the next thing you know, you're onstage performing for 60,000 people, then you're back on an airplane. It's very hectic and I couldn't do it without my family. Votes: 2

My best artist friend is definitely Jason Aldean. He and I really get along great and are really great friends. It's fun to tour with a buddy and somebody that I just enjoy hanging out with. If we weren't touring together, we'd be hunting in the off-season still and knocking around doing stuff, certainly. Votes: 2

When I was a kid, while touring East Berlin - back when there was an East Berlin - I got my left foot stuck in an escalator in Alexanderplatz. A few hours later, thanks to blowtorches and chainsaws and East German soldiers and the U.S. Embassy, my foot was released, and I along with it. Votes: 2

When I was a kid, I worked in the circus. It was a touring circus that was owned by a man named Terrell Jacobs. It was just one big tent, and he was a lion tamer. He didn't have any kids, but the bit was that I would dress up as his son in an identical outfit. Votes: 2

I've had this terrible stomach problem for years, and that has made touring difficult. People would see me sitting in the corner by myself looking sick and gloomy. The reason is that I was trying to fight against the stomach pain, trying to hold my food down. People looked me and assumed I was some kind of addict. Votes: 2

I don't actually like touring. Votes: 0

I love touring, I really do. Votes: 0

When you're touring, you're constantly in motion. Votes: 0

The worst thing about touring is the travel. Votes: 0

For me, touring is about looking after myself. Votes: 0

I'll be like Bob Hope, touring when I'm 100. Votes: 0

I tend to write better when I'm not touring. Votes: 0

King Crimson will soon be touring parts of Europe. Votes: 0

I'm not going to do any more solo touring. Votes: 0

The juxtaposition between fishing and touring couldn't be greater. Votes: 0

The juxtaposition between fishing and touring couldn't be greater. Votes: 0

You never get tired of the buzz of touring. Votes: 0

I'm dedicated to touring the rest of my life. Votes: 0

Every year I'm doing different projects, concerts, touring, open-air festivals. Votes: 0

I like to travel. I love touring, I love playing. Votes: 0

If I stopped touring tomorrow, it wouldn't change my life. Votes: 0

I am busy touring all over Europe, Japan, and Australia. Votes: 0

In a nut shell, air travel is the worst part about touring. Votes: 0

Easy' is not a word I would ever use to describe touring. Votes: 0

I love India, Russia and touring has made me many friends abroad. Votes: 0

And touring is difficult when everybody's heads aren't in the same place. Votes: 0

If Daryl stopped touring it would be a big part of him missing. Votes: 0

I think every touring musician sacrifices aspects of their life to do it. Votes: 0

Whereas for me, touring tends to be a very strange and isolating experience. Votes: 0

I love touring - I don't do it as often as I should. Votes: 0

I think if you retire from touring then people think you are retired. Votes: 0

In 1994, I started touring again and I recorded two albums for Chesky Jazz. Votes: 0

So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first. Votes: 0

I'm quite grateful to the BBC. They helped me back onto the touring circuit. Votes: 0

I'm not going around touring the U.S. when I've got nowhere to live. Votes: 0

My favorite thing about touring is the new towns and new faces every day. Votes: 0

I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now. Votes: 0

I'm doing a lot of touring and things have been really busy for me. Votes: 0

I have been on my own all my life except during those touring days. Votes: 0

The touring was crazy, it was a lot of work. But I enjoyed it. Votes: 0

We are so excited to be touring and showing audiences the versatility of the cello. Votes: 0

There hasn't been one highlight that stands out... but touring and performing has been great. Votes: 0

You can always boil down the life of a musician to touring, playing, and writing. Votes: 0

I'm just saying that at least for the foreseeable future there won't be any more touring Votes: 0

We were really motivated to do something with this record overseas, even though I hate touring. Votes: 0

I'm just saying that at least for the foreseeable future there won't be any more touring. Votes: 0

Let me tell you something - compared to a TV-drama production schedule, touring is not strenuous. Votes: 0

It is folly alone that stays the fugue of Youth and beats off touring Old Age. Votes: 0

When I was five I was touring, singing and dancing. Always gone, always out of school. Votes: 0

I knew how touring was for 10 years, but it's completely different now that things are popping off. Votes: 0

I started touring in 2006, and there was an agreement made for merchandise between my mom and myself. Votes: 0

I think touring is one fo the funnest parts of being a singer or entertainer or whatever. Votes: 0

I've done every kind of touring known to mankind. I've played the big and the small places. Votes: 0

The touring makes you take a step back. It makes you realize how your lifestyle has changed. Votes: 0

My touring has never stopped; from the time I started doing stand-up, I've been on the road. Votes: 0

Duncan Aldrich has been my partner in most recording projects, and touring projects, for the past decade. Votes: 0

The problem with touring isn't the traveling and the shows, it's the vegetal state you get into. Votes: 0

Being a writer now is about so much more than writing. There's publishing, touring, marketing, web presence. Votes: 0

INXS' touring days could never last forever. We wanted it to end on a high. And it has. Votes: 0

I don't like touring and it seemed to be getting on top of me in a big way. Votes: 0

I enjoyed the two years I was with Clannad. I enjoyed touring. We toured a lot in Europe. Votes: 0

None of the bands I'm in demand constant touring, so I'm able to do a bunch of things. Votes: 0

Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively. Votes: 0

It's a different feeling; I like touring and playing on the road better, but recording has its good spots. Votes: 0

Each album has its own cycle. We wanted to capture all those feelings and moments for this touring cycle. Votes: 0

I'm not bored with my life. I'm not just making the records and touring, I would find that boring. Votes: 0

The GTO is such an important car because it's a racing car and a touring car and that's pretty unusual. Votes: 0

The process of touring is always so weird to me. Once you've made the album, that's over, you move along. Votes: 0

I spent 15 years on the road between touring and recording and I never saw anything. I want to enjoy life. Votes: 0

Music is my work, writing songs is my work, touring is my work, going into the studio is my work. Votes: 0

I like touring extensively because I think the more hours you spend onstage, the more you know who you are onstage. Votes: 0

I keep working mainly because my wife and I spend most of our time touring the country doing our own plays. Votes: 0

In the crazy world of touring, if something gets stuck at customs, I can do a show with just my amp! Votes: 0

I toured Ontario in the winter of '48, in a touring company of The Drunkard, in which I played the bartender. Votes: 0

I am an international citizen conceived in Russia, born in England, working in Hollywood, living in Switzerland, and touring the World. Votes: 0

I've always treated my career like independent. Everything that I got is because of myself, my own endorsements, my own touring myself. Votes: 0

When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks and there's always a certain level of tension in your life. Votes: 0

When you're touring, it's somehow hard to focus on other things. I know other people can do it, but I really can't. Votes: 0

A lot of people can't stand touring but to me it's like breathing. I do it because I'm driven to do it. Votes: 0

In its current incarnation in my life touring is a lot of airports and hotels and car services and only OK food. Votes: 0

The touring part is really mixed. You love to play and you can't wait to go, but you don't want to leave. Votes: 0

I think its more interesting to play a place where no one really knows you, but I think touring is also great. Votes: 0

I find it hard to get enthusiastic about hotels because, as a touring comic, I spend a lot of time in them. Votes: 0

I was touring a lot... I loved the touring because you could really feel the audience. You were much closer to everything. Votes: 0

My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more. Votes: 0

I love touring in the United States. It's dramatically different wherever you go. North to south you're going from snow to palm trees. Votes: 0

I like writing songs. I like the camarderie of the and. I like touring. I love playing bass. And then there's free beer. Votes: 0

I've probably gone a month or two without playing guitar, just because I've gotten so burnt on it touring all year or whatever. Votes: 0

Well, I've never been in a touring rock band, it was all just high school and college, playing toga parties in frat houses. Votes: 0

When I'm not touring, I sing at home, either at the piano or I'll pick up my guitar, singing old Buck Owens songs. Votes: 0

I love touring in the United States. It's dramatically different wherever you go. North to south, you're going from snow to palm trees. Votes: 0

A lot of the touring stuff has become a drag. Traveling itself is a drag. Anyone who's been to an airport knows that. Votes: 0

If I'm not touring I'd just be at home, just driving - I'm kind of at a loss for how that stuff works. Votes: 0

It's one thing to be twenty and touring the world, but doing it in your forties, you wake up with aches and pains. Votes: 0

I don't drink anymore. That's a huge - that's a massive - difference in my life. It's made a huge change in my touring. Votes: 0

To me, the only good reason to be touring is if you still have something good to share instead of just revisiting past glories. Votes: 0

I don't think I would get married again; I don't know if I'm a very good candidate because of all the touring I do. Votes: 0

Yeah, touring can get rough some times and draining, but I always have to pinch myself and realize that I'm doing what I love. Votes: 0

With 'Verdict' I was away for six months, touring, with a week in each town. I did not really enjoy that aspect of it. Votes: 0

I'm touring and I'm bored and it's an off day or I'm travelling and boom, there ya go, it's fun again cause I'm drunk. Votes: 0

I started so old, so the touring world will always be a foreign land for me. I'll never be someone who's "been on the road." Votes: 0

I really don't work a whole lot as far as touring, but I do stand-up every night of my life, no matter where I am. Votes: 0

It was weird [touring with them]. It felt more like we were playing for Phoenix. They asked us because they're fans of what we do. Votes: 0

I just finished touring, and I'm on a detox thing. It's a heavy detox, so nothing in my belly except water, salt, and cayenne pepper. Votes: 0

The touring band is DIIV, and the songs are always written with them in mind. But the new record is going to be more "me." Votes: 0

When youre touring and the minute you tell someone that youre from Jersey its the equivalent of telling them you just got out of jail. Votes: 0

I used to make albums because I wasn't touring, and so I thought, "This is the best way for people to find out about me. Votes: 0

You become acutely aware, if you're touring a lot, that you need new songs to invigorate the live show. And make it interesting for yourself, too. Votes: 0

Motivation has always been a fascinating factor when considering a touring artist, especially when the years stack up. What keeps one out there year after year? Votes: 0

I did quite a lot of menial jobs. I was a waiter, an inventory clerk touring round properties listing cups and saucers, and a laserquest marshal. Votes: 0

I love touring. But it's super nice to have a new reason to play shows that isn't based around that perennial cycle of album/tour/promotion. Votes: 0

I just kept making records, touring in Europe a lot, and then I had a baby in 2006, so my life has been very, very much family-orientated. Votes: 0

The Beatles tried to do some tours and found it to be completely pointless and became a non-touring band after that, and with very good reason. Votes: 0

Being with my family is very important to me, and touring is very important to me, too, because it's who I am. It's what I do. Votes: 0

We'll have these people hang out with us while we're doing our touring, and talk to them and let them speak their piece to the world. Votes: 0

Right now I can't be sure that I will be back on stage. We have been touring for two years and that is way too much. Votes: 0

I won't apologize for ticket prices. I think we're well worth it. We consider ourselves in the elite touring acts, like the Stones, Elton John, Paul McCartney. Votes: 0

I'm super serious about that stuff. I mean, it's rare that I sit down at a drum set when I'm not touring, because we tour so much. Votes: 0

But I don't mind, I'm a bit of a touring animal. When I'm on tour that is the greatest thrill for me, playing to a live audience. Votes: 0

I have worked enough and I am happy to be touring the country speaking about living with MS to give people inspiration and motivation to help themselves. Votes: 0

When we were touring with The Mighty Boosh, we went on a ghost tour of York. It was all about ghosts, and the tour guide was hilarious. Votes: 0

At 17, I signed a recording contract right out of high school, so I started touring and traveling the world. I sort of missed out on the college experience. Votes: 0

After this many years of being a lead singer in a touring rock band, I've had my fair share of fun. But those days are long behind me. Votes: 0

I'm really happy doing what I'm doing. I'm not looking to do anything else. I love what I do. I love music. I love playing. I love touring. Votes: 0

I enjoy touring and traveling because that's the time when I get to read, and listen to music. You have all that downtime, which is great for that. Votes: 0

There was an enormous amount of pressure when my first album took off, and I struggled with the speed of everything and the exhaustion from the constant touring. Votes: 0

I enjoy touring. I enjoy recording the music, I enjoy dreaming it and I enjoy performing it. I also definitely enjoy selling it, because I like to eat. Votes: 0

I didn't spend much time in America, which probably was a mistake. To someone else, having a number one in America would be enough to get them touring. Votes: 0

I want to embrace all of this: touring, going to Europe, Canada, Australia. I want to travel the world, just have a great hang, and hopefully, be a messenger. Votes: 0

I do like touring but my life sort of starts to fall apart under it after a certain point. So you just have to stop. And it's hard to. Votes: 0

Eventually, when I sell enough units, as they say in the record business, I will stop touring. I'll concentrate on what I like to do... stay in the studio. Votes: 0

The best part of touring, still, is touching people's hearts and igniting my band and igniting the people into what you call a spiritual revelation is sound and emotion. Votes: 0

the relentless touring and endless repetition of the same songs over and over again promoted a creeping awareness that my music had begun to sound like my washing machine. Votes: 0

You need an audience to help you figure out what's working and what's worth putting on your album or your special - or even just what's worth touring with. Votes: 0

As opposed to touring for three years and then going into the studio and writing an album, I think this record is representative of a lot of everyday people. Votes: 0

Getting on the bus and touring was my life. And when that was not around, I felt myself a bit lost at times, because that was all I had. Votes: 0

When we were touring heavily in America, we based ourselves there for a couple of years, but now we're all back here and it seems to be the place. Votes: 0

Doing interviews and touring are two ways that I can try to bring my music to people. It can be tiring, but it's better than working at Burger King. Votes: 0

I only look at things in a short term of a few years, but admittedly, I reevaluate what I'm doing, and whether I want to continue touring or not. Votes: 0

One of the more dispiriting things I think about endless touring is hearing the same piece of music over and over again and I end up feeling like a fraud. Votes: 0

I've dreamed of being on the road, traveling and touring, for as long as I've been into doing music. It's what I live for. I just wanna be Willie Nelson. Votes: 0

Women are interesting, but that isn't the problem, it is that I like being alone, and I'm also touring so much that it's hard to get a relationship to work. Votes: 0

Social media is interesting. It helps me connect with fans. It's immediate. It's a big part of my touring business - getting the word out via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Votes: 0

We toured that record for a year, which turned out to be the culmination of ten years of being constantly on the road. We were sick to death of touring. Votes: 0

For 'Death Magnetic,' I used what I always use, which is my standard touring rack, which is filled with some Boogie stuff and a Marshall that I've had forever. Votes: 0

I got fed up with being in bands. I spent a couple of years touring the country in a smoked filled band, doing lots of drugs and being really unhealthy. Votes: 0

When young groups put out albums, they're always forced to go through this cycle of touring and talking and flaunting and posturing and peacocking. Nobody makes me do that anymore. Votes: 0

Clea and I were touring one of the cathedrals in Italy, and in front of the whole tour I go 'That's so cute! Look, they have birdbaths in the church! Votes: 0

George Harrison and John Lennon were the ones most against touring ... I'd been trying to say ..Ah, tourings good and it keeps us sharp .. but finally I agreed with them Votes: 0

Starting young has definitely helped my success. All the experience I gained by touring with other players as a backing artist helped to prepare me for my own big break. Votes: 0

The most important part about playing shows and touring, is connecting with fans. At the end of the day it's not really a band and fans, we're all just human beings. Votes: 0

I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and touring, but it's hard to argue with 10 good years. Votes: 0

Before I started rapping and touring I weighed about 160. But by going on the road every night eating fast food, performing every night, partying and drinking I started gaining weight immediately. Votes: 0

Of course one can't eat in a civilized fashion while touring in theatres. But I still manage to get my three meals a day. I find that is sufficient for training. Votes: 0

Something funny always happens in every show in the UK and I genuinely love touring the UK because it's where I'm from. I just get a warm feeling when I'm home. Votes: 0

Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person. Votes: 0

The nature of touring is packaging acts together that have strong catalogues of music. It's about making sure that it's a winning combination. It's really about giving people value for their money. Votes: 0

I make money from touring and selling merchandise, and I honestly believe if you put effort into something and you execute properly, you don't necessarily have to go through the traditional ways. Votes: 0

I've had a very, very interesting view of the planet over the last 30 years, touring as excessively as I have. And music is the most evocative, transformative, connective force in humanity, man. Votes: 0

I realized that I don't like touring. I'll never complain about it because no one wants to hear about a relatively successful musician complain about the hardships of staying in a hotel. Votes: 0

I guess some of today's programming has rubbed off on me because I find myself having to set time around for touring, putting that together and then setting time around for recording. Votes: 0

Nowadays, it's like two different arenas, recording and touring. When I started way back in the day, doing both was nothing, you didn't have to think about it, the road and recording. Votes: 0

I've never done stand-up; I came via small-scale touring theatre, through the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, then I got employed on that as an actor who had a humorous sensibility. Votes: 0

Experimenting with make-up is a lot of fun. When I'm not touring, I like nothing better than inviting the girls around to listen to music and get ready together before going out. Votes: 0

Money's really - you know, song writing, yes, there's money to be made and things like that. But really, when you talk about the real money, you talk about touring. No question. Votes: 0

In 1968 the Arts Council managed to get a grant from the treasury to buy up a lot of derelict touring theatres and put them back in the hands of the local authorities. Votes: 0

I love tour, but I don't like traveling at night or driving long hours. But I love touring. If my kids could be out there full time, I'd probably never go home. Votes: 0

I like a challenge. I need to feel passionate about something. If I'm not passionate about it, I can't stand it. It has to feel real. DJ'ing, touring, charity work - anything. Votes: 0

It was about this time that I began experiencing the beginnings of my battles with an anxiety disorder. We were touring a lot and there were some developing personal problems within the band. Votes: 0

I've been touring for so long, I've kind of honed into exactly what I am, I'm an artist so if you like it, you like it, if you don't you don't, you know? Votes: 0

I find when I'm touring or when I'm traveling, I just enter this other world kind of. It's much easier for me to be creative and be unselfconscious about creating when I'm home. Votes: 0

One thing I'm most passionate about is that I'm geared up and ready for another cycle of touring, to go out in the world and be whoever I need to be for someone. Votes: 0

I think of my shows as family reunions. I give 100% every time. I just do. It's a huge therapeutic release. Also I love my touring family. And I love my audiences very much. Votes: 0

What I normally do with recording, performing, and touring is my name. It's all on my shoulders. If it's a great show, I'm great. If it's not a great show, I'm not great. Votes: 0

All my stuff is pretty seamless - like now, while I'm touring [Yesterday I Sang The Blues], today I'm going to go in the studio, I'm writing my next one. For me it's continual. Votes: 0

I really don't work a whole lot as far as touring, but I do stand-up every night of my life, no matter where I am. It's really made the touring a lot less grueling. Votes: 0

But now, with the last two years of touring and being on the road, I've learned that a live show should never sound like a record; a record should sound like a live show. Votes: 0

When you're an artist, you can only do your own stuff. Even if you only write for other people, you're really more focused on yourself. So while everybody's out touring, I'm working on records. Votes: 0

I learned so much about playing and touring being on the road and in the studio with Jeff, but I'd always played a lot of gigs in Seattle even prior to joining the Fusion. Votes: 0

I also like to do physical things. I like swimming a lot. I like traveling. Not touring traveling but just plain traveling. I also read a lot. Reading takes up most of my time. Votes: 0

We owe America something because they turned us into a touring band. But at least we feel confident about appearing in Britain again now. Hyde park was the first time over here for ages. Votes: 0

When we were on breaks from recording and touring, I was kind of moping around, like not knowing what to do. It was hard to adjust back to normal life after being so busy. Votes: 0

I never once dreamed of sort of being able to be in an American TV series, you know? It was all about theater and touring and sort of being an actor around Scottish theater. Votes: 0

Actually, we didn't tour that much back in the 70s because we had all these other artists under our hat. My touring was really limited. I tour more now than I did back then. Votes: 0

We got touring with the Stones, and people were trying to keep up with Keith. He's like a human machine with a constitution of iron, and they all thought they could do the same. Votes: 0

We got touring with the Stones, and people were trying to keep up with Keith. He's like a human machine with a constitution of iron, and they all thought they could do the same. Votes: 0

I am touring in Europe. I am putting together a trio and a quartet. I am playing solo concerts with my symphonic sounds. I am very much engaged back to playing and recording and everything. Votes: 0

Inspiration is tough to define, it comes from so many different places. I have multiple exhibitions touring the globe, so I do travel quite a bit and travel is a great way to find inspiration. Votes: 0

That's one of the great things about touring. It makes you machinelike in a way that you can re-create this music not only in the right way but even better than when it was conceived. Votes: 0

I learned a lot from that first record and I learned a lot from my experiences touring, but really the biggest education I got over the past two years was learning the importance of arrangements. Votes: 0

When I hit my 20s, I took a chill pill and relaxed because throughout my teens I was churning out an album a year. It was a treadmill of work then recording, promoting and touring. Votes: 0

I'd always felt repressed. We were all so pressurised that there was hardly any chance of expressing ourselves, especially working at that rate, touring continually and always kept in a cocoon of myths and dreams. Votes: 0