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Being asked to prepare a speech/do a presentation or training course/play a gig barely registers on my brain.
I've had to do impromptu presentations for 2000 people with 10 minutes prep. No problem, and I am very comfortable in front of a crowd. Quite like being the centre of attention.
On the other hand, if you make me go to a busy shopping centre, surrounded by the great unwashed on a busy Saturday...it freaks me out and I can have severe panic attacks.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youThe regulations used to be that for games with members of the public it had to be a lottery to select who went on but that changed at some point so everyone you see now has been auditioned to see if they can cope. I think I'm right in saying that for the first series of Who Wants to be a Millionaire in 1998 it was still a lottery but subsequently everyone was auditioned. Interesting to watch Pointless made during the pandemic where contestants have only been auditioned online and they are often more nervous than normal because the process hasn't weeded out anxious people as effectively.
My uncle was on Sale of the Century when it was just a lottery ( you had to write in saying you wanted to take part and your name was pulled out of a hat) and we watched this quite nervous bloke from Tipton in his best brown suit on the TV. Lots of old game shows had people who weren't coping very well ( and maybe needed a drink) but that has largely gone now.
Just pretend to be someone else for the duration of the gig - it's exactly why some artists wear a hat and/or glasses or a silly costume. It helps them "become" the alter ego
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I find they lessen with performance frequency but a long gap causes a reset.
All really irritating as in the big picture I know well enough it's no biggie, it's not "important" in life terms.
I do enjoy playing live and what I do isn't particularly demanding. Mostly power chords.
Curiously I also find, despite being a bit introverted IRL and not someone who seeks attention I'm a real tart with a guitar in hand and don't mind bouncing about with the punters. I even use a wireless system cos I know a cable would get tangled up, then I'd forget I had it and would pull the amp over.
But I don't think I get stage fright, if that's different. I still want to go on!
Good news I played yesterday and was hosting a 4 hour event which all went well and wasn't too bad with nerves at all and my wife came to watch
The house band are all pro's and all really nice too - I shudder thinking about getting up there - but as you say - doing is the only way to get more comfortable with it.
If you go - I'll go !!
At the moment I'm looking for:
* Hamer Watson, SS2, Vintage S, T62.
* Music Man Luke 1, Luke II
Please drop me a message.
It's pretty much a natural reaction to being 'exposed' in such a way, no?
Had a hypnotherapy session some ago with Oli @Grunfeld from this parish. Played a gig on Saturday and it's the best gig I've played since I was a kid. I cannot overstate the change. Prior to this I would be so stressed I literally couldn't play (fingers wouldn't work/tight/total brain-fade) but on Saturday it was literally effortless. I actually started laughing to myself as the gig progressed; it seemed that easy..
Did I get a sense of excitement and a feeling of nervous anticipation? Yes - like I do when I speak to a large audience. But it didn't impact on my ability to play this time. In fact, like public speaking, the anticipation/nervousness was a benefit and made me hyper-aware without the stressful downsides.
The amazing thing was that I was totally in the moment and it seemed to me that time slowed down rather than rushing against me.. so weird..
What changed in me? Fuck knows but something did..
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Pre lockdown I had an episode of stage fright for the first time in a good 20 years. I was playing a tune I knew very well, with people I knew well, with a friendly audience and for some reason my brain just decided "no" and it was a real struggle to get through the set and of the stage. It was even in a venue I was familiar with and had used many times before.
For my job I have been public speaking for over 20 years and I look forward to it. I've done endless gigs in several genres for the last 30+ years including fronting bands. Done the dodgy pubs and the function circuits.
When it hit I was just at the back playing a simple bass part. It was very odd.
I'd love to know why it just happens sometimes.
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after what seemed like an eternity I just said “nope, let’s move on” as the keyboard player started ‘I gotta feeling’ … the drummer was in stitches laughing at me. Weird.
I'd never played in front of people before and when we were setting up I noticed there were quite a lot of people ....300 to be exact!
I got through the first song and then just before the next song I looked out, saw all these people sat down watching me all suited and booted and I just froze.
Couldn't play a note for the next few songs and obviously in a 3 piece there's nowhere to hide so it was really turning sour.
It felt like I was standing in a pool of my own sweat and I was getting waves of nausea travelling up and down my body. Totally miserable experience.
Anyhoo, the rest of the band launched into Hotel California with me still glued to the spot but when it got to the solo I finally kicked in. I'd learnt it as best I could note perfect and muscle memory got me through. The audience gave a massive ( probably ironic ) cheer and from then on I was fine. It didn't exactly save the gig but we got paid.
I was having a piss afterward and a bloke in the next urinal turned round to me with a proper withering look and said " you were fucking shit mate " and walked off
I've only done about 12 gigs as a guitarist mainly because I never felt comfortable in front of an audience but the odd thing is I've sang in a few bands and I don't suffer from nerves singing. Happy to be up front and belting it out whether it's at an open mic, karaoke or full band.
Maybe my sub conscious is telling me I'm a shit guitarist