Hi,

It’s really strange. I get nervous when meeting new people on a one to one sort of level and yet when I get up on stage and perform I’m absolutely fine. You’d of thought I’d get stage fright, but I actually feel probably more relaxed than normal.

It seems to be something to do with having a distance between me and everyone else. Also, it’s difficult to see people in the crowd so there’s no one set of eyes staring at me and making me feel self conscious. It’s almost as if I’m playing to a dark empty room and I can focus on my playing.

In a weird sort of way I get the same sort of confidence from dressing up in fancy dress. You get to be someone different from your usual self and behave differently and you’re not being judged for who you really are.

Any other musicians here?

Markko