A dance between performer and audience

I’m preparing for a show in Zurich next week to finally play the songs from my upcoming album live.

And while rehearsing, I can’t stop thinking about the purpose of live music.

Why we, as artists, keep returning to the stage.

Is it to move people?

To entertain?

To inspire?

Or just to create a moment together?

I don’t think there’s a single answer.

Most of these songs were born in solitude in an abandoned house on the outskirts of Zurich, where I lived for a few months.

Playing them in front of people for the first time gets me excited.

Maybe because the songs will no longer be mine but ours.

That’s what I love about concerts.

The moment it stops being about me.

And becomes something shared.

A collective experience.

The songs start meaning something different.

I feel like I belong.

And in the best case, the audience does too.

It’s a dance between performer and listener.

And I’m all up for it.