On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 9:32 AM, mark francombe <
markfrancombe@gmail.com> wrote:
> I guess its over now and i hope it went well. The only advice i can
> give is that everyone feels like you do, and the less often you play
> the worse it gets. play often... does the fear of failure sub side?
> no, but you learn to enjoy it
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> i have been making a webpage trying to remember every gig i have
> played... its over 800, still get terrified the day before...
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> On 25 Jan 2012, at 02:37, Sylvain Poitras <
sylvain.trombone@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Just tell yourself that no one comes to your gig hoping to see you
>> fuck up. Repeat as often as required. It does the trick for me every
>> time (that and the litany against fear:
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http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Litany_Against_Fear ).
>> Sylvain
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>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Gmail <
k3zz21@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Thanks everyone for the advice I feel a lot better now. The one thing that
>>> bothers me is I rarely get into the music. I stand up there all tense but
>>> shaky worrying that I look stupid. I dont know why and it bugs the nuts outa
>>> me because I want to actually enjoy the music myself so I can make it s
>>> better experience.
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>>> On Jan 24, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Daniel Thomas <
danielthomas4@mac.com> wrote:
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>>> I feel like flaking :/
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>>> The real danger here is not in having to survive a struggling
>>> performance--all performing artists must endure this. The real danger is in
>>> letting your jitters manage your performance calendar. Stick to your
>>> commitments.
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>>> Just share what you got-- no apology or explanation needed. Give it with
>>> gusto. And if you struggle-- do so with grace. Struggle is a welcome
>>> element in any performance art. The audience will rally for you if you let
>>> them.
>>> So be bold. Be daring. Be unapologetic. Unless of course, you choose to
>>> flake, in which case, you should apologize like crazy-- mostly, to
>>> yourself.
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>>> Daniel
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>>> On Jan 24, 2012, at 2:16 PM, Gmail wrote:
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>>> I have a performance tomorrow at youth group (church). Haven't practiced
>>> live looping in about 2 weeks and currently have little to no confidence in
>>> myself after the session I just had. Plus it is finals week so I have had
>>> very little time for music anyways. I feel like flaking :/
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