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One of my first paid gigs was writing psychology quizzes for 'YM,' a monthly teen magazine like 'Seventeen.'
I've been auditioning since I was 20, working as a waiter, getting theater gigs, doing the 'Law and Order's.
We did eight gigs in super-stadiums, all the biggest joints - L.A. Coliseum, Oakland Coliseum, Shea Stadium.
They have barricades at our gigs - to keep people in. We do most of the songs from 'Scrubs' over 55 minutes.
Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten.
Every band I knew or played with had flyers and properly-recorded demos and contacts; I couldn't even get a gig.
Live comedy's a very reckless, foolhardy profession. You're only as good as your last gig so earnings fluctuate.
'Frasier' was a classy gig. I didn't for one minute think it was less prestigious or artistic than doing a play.
People get good gigs because they stand up....You don't get picked. Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.
I was being paid to do what I loved, and there's no gig on earth better than that; it's like a license to steal.
I'm waiting for them to come up with a 'Star Trek' thing so they can beam me from my house to the gigs and back.
My stand-up is quite good now, people say. It's just like a big conversation each time. Every gig is a rehearsal.
It's worth turning up to an awards gig if you know you've won one but, since you never do know, it's not worth it.
Donald Rumsfeld also lost his gig last week. When asked what his future plans are, Rumsfeld said, 'What's a plan?'
It's fun! Just fun...I don't think of it as a cabaret act per se, I call it more of a gig, if that makes any sense
The Bassbone works great in the studio or on the live stage. Throw it in your gig bag and take it wherever you go.
I was used to hanging out late after playing a gig - you mix adrenaline with alcohol and you can stay up all night.
The thing about doing gigs is you make music, and then it is gone and that is being watched by thousands of people.
It's just to break things up between stand-up gigs. I would only do it periodically. Maybe just an East Coast thing.
After a gig I get to the hotel all psyched-up from being on stage and get stuck into 'Homes and Interiors' magazine.
After 'Rock Star,' I was definitely doing more high profile gigs. I was playing in Iceland. I was playing in Canada.
I learned a lot from playing those late-night, 1-to-4 A.M. gigs with my band, and playing when no one was listening.
I was rooming with Jimmy Bowen at the time, doing some gigs, then I went back to New Orleans and played there in '62.
To be sure, robotics are not the only job killers out there, with outsourcing stealing far more gigs than automation.
I was so happy and content with in life playing music. Music was always my first job and my day gig was my second job.
I never thought that I would be so attracted to television, but I don't think gigs like 'Dexter' come along too often.
I really worked with icons in the music business, which really had a strong effect on me. It wasn't just pick-up gigs.
MySpace is just spam central. I mean, every day I just get mail inviting me to gigs that are nowhere near Los Angeles!
All gigs are good gigs. There's never a bad one. Everything have a reason behind it; you just got to find that reason.
I've been playing live gigs since I was 13. I really don't know how to do anything else, and please God strike me down.
I didn't plan to go to Eurovision and I didn't plan on winning. I was a struggling musician, hoping for a couple of gigs.
To make money in New York, you have to add gigs when starting out, so while I was acting quite a bit, I would do modeling.
I've made it very clear that I'm interested in voiceover work. I mean, I'm always looking for voiceover gigs. I love that.
I always fly British Airways. I find them to be the most dependable and I need to be on time when I'm travelling for gigs.
One of my first bartending gigs was on Santa Monica Boulevard at Doug Weston's Troubadour, a very famous live music venue.
I have about 100 gigs of music, and I'm always going through thinking about what song I can match to a scene and all that.
I've always loved working on series. The crew feels like a family and it's nice to have a regular gig that you can count on.
Before really high-pressured gigs I tend to freeze and crawl into bed. Under the covers you just feel safe for a little while.
I never expected I was going to travel the world playing gigs with my band and best friends. I have surpassed any dreams I had.
Doing gigs is great, but when you come together for a production in the theatre, that is something I have a lot of respect for.
I'd done recordings, little demos, since I was in college, which I used to get gigs. But I never thought I'd have a record label.
I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress.
That was how I started, as a hypnotist. But I didn't like the kind of gigs I was being offered. I didn't want to embarrass people.
People have said I played some pretty amazing gigs in the seventies, but in all honesty, I probably played one good show in three.
I might get a break again, and I might get back on telly. If I don't, I'll just keep doing stand-up and doing the best gigs I can.
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.
I've lost so many gigs composing commercial or television music because I can't repress my inclination to work against conventions.
My dad was a teacher. He has a Masters in music. He taught elementary school, and he played gigs his whole life, and we lived good.
I did tons of gigs where I didn't move around very much because I couldn't. There's a pole over here and wires and a monitor there.
When I was younger and did a stand-up gig, it would take me two weeks to recover. Sometimes I'd get so panicked that I would stutter.