Quotes on Gigs

It's a two-dimensional gig being a singer, and you can get lost in your own tedium and repetition.

I've never missed a gig yet. Music makes people happy, and that's why I go on doing it - I like to see everybody smile.

The only goal is in the process. The process is in the thing with little flashes of light: those are the gigs, the live shows... it's the life in between. That's all I've got.

People get good gigs because they stand up....You don't get picked. Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.

What, in the devil's name, is the use of respectability, with never so many gigs and silver spoons, if thou inwardly art the pitifulness of all men?

Being human is a complicated gig. So give that ol' dark night of the soul a hug. Howl the eternal yes!

The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous.