#perform

It is not a dreamlike state, but the somehow insulated state, that a great musician achieves in a great performance. He's aware of where he is and what he's doing, but his mind is on the playing of the instrument with an internal sense of rightness. ↗

— Arnold Palmer

#aware #doing #great #his #instrument

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. ↗

— Minnie Pearl

#elvis #fact #fans #him #his

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. ↗

— Minnie Pearl

#been #busy #caring #certain #elvis

Remember one thing - that Sweden is performing better than the rest of Europe. ↗

— Goran Persson

#europe #one thing #performing #remember #rest

We're not like pop musicians who have to perform the same top ten tunes every night of a tour. ↗

— Oscar Peterson

#every night #like #musicians #night #perform

If you give a good performance, something that gets some feeling across to people, that's such a rare gift. It's underestimated at this point in history, when the music biz is inevitably turning into a kind of politics. ↗

— Iggy Pop

#feeling #gets #gift #give #good

Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#good #good actors #great #great people #how

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing. ↗

— Richard Pryor

#because #doing #enjoyed #i #performer

I would love to document the Roots; I think they have an interesting story. I have a curiosity about them. Their musicality and their live performances I think would be great, and I have a feeling that there are stories behind each one of them. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

#behind #curiosity #document #each #feeling

I've always seen myself as one of those 'show people.' My earliest memories are wanting and needing to entertain people, like a gypsy traveler who goes from place to place, city to city, performing for audiences and reaching people. ↗

— Brittany Murphy

#audiences #city #earliest #earliest memories #entertain