The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #36863 Message #511933
Posted By: John P
21-Jul-01 - 09:56 AM
Thread Name: BS: Where was your first time
Subject: RE: BS: Where was your first time
When I was 15, in a rock band at a school dance. Yikes! That means I've been a performing musician for 31 years. I ought to be better at it by now.
CarolC, sorry to hear about the stage fright. I get that sometimes, mostly when I'm doing material I'm a little unsure of and there are musicians I respect in the audience. But 99% of the time it's not a problem. I've known people who got over chronic stage fright by just performing a lot, but there are also musicians who never get past it, no matter how often they get up on stage. Come out and visit sometime, we'll put together a very small gathering of very warm and accepting Mudcat folks for you to perform for in the living room . . .