I mean, it’s also about having a bit of fun. It’s definitely fair that you don’t like it, but I feel like enough people enjoy the little dance, so that they do demand an encore.
At the very least, you often feel like a clap-activated jukebox throughout your performance. And then when you’re about to leave, the audience suddenly wakes up and showers you in applause.
Believe me, lots of musicians find encores silly, too, but when you’re given so much love at the end of your performance, you feel bad not answering that with an encore.
I mean, it’s also about having a bit of fun. It’s definitely fair that you don’t like it, but I feel like enough people enjoy the little dance, so that they do demand an encore.
At the very least, you often feel like a clap-activated jukebox throughout your performance. And then when you’re about to leave, the audience suddenly wakes up and showers you in applause.
Believe me, lots of musicians find encores silly, too, but when you’re given so much love at the end of your performance, you feel bad not answering that with an encore.