Showmanship Quotes

“You have to be a little bit of a showman. You can't just stand there and play.”

“They don't pay you a million dollars for two-hand chest passes.”

“Of the several things that I have been, a showman has been one of the most prominent.”

“The whole idea of shredding is silly. It's like, 'Look at me, I can play a million notes a second!' It's a very lonely sport.”

“I have a great moral show, but it is not so moral that it will not be attended.”

“If you're gonna be a star, you should look like a star.”

“To be a magician, you have to be a great actor.”

“I try to look at the whole thing in a theatrical way. It's not just a DJ set. It's a show.”

“I like to be glamorous so that people feel that they're getting their money's worth.”

“The easiest way to attract a crowd is to let it be known that at a given time and a given place someone is going to attempt something that in the event of failure will mean sudden death.”

“You got to have a gimmick if you're going to be a success.”

“When we're on stage we wear the full pirate rig — eye-patch, cutlass, the lot. It's a gimmick, of course, but it's a good one.”

“If you're going to be a fucking rock star go be one. People don't want to see the guy next door on stage; they want to see a being from another planet.”

“What's the point of having it if you don't flaunt it?”

“You can't just play a note; you have to sell it.”

“I'm not a motorcycle racer and I'm not a stuntman. I'm a daredevil. I'm an entertainer.”

“Let me entertain you, let me make you smile.”

“I'm an exhibitor at heart. I know what the public wants.”

“I came from a world where you had to be a showman. You had to be a P.T. Barnum.”

“I don't give concerts, I put on a show.”