I'm sure this subject has probably been done to death here before, but I can't find it in the Mud.

Is it OK to shut one's eyes whilst singing in front of an audience?

I do it all the time. Always did. But that is because I am easily distracted.

I also do it when presenting on radio. Actually I think that probably helps because your listener is also blind to what you do and say.

But does it distract from the performance?

I tend to think it is the audience's eyes on me that count, not my eyes on them.

It also has the benefit that in a song I am less confident about I can sometimes almost read the lyrics off the back of my eyelids!

What do Mudcats think?

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I moved this into a previous thread. -Mod