Quote

I actually got really petrified by the thought of people seeing me.

It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a foot shorter. I remember hanging out with my friends, like at the mall, and thinking people were staring at me and talking about me. It made me turn inside myself. I became more shy and quiet.

I get panic attacks in big crowds.

I'm very shy in a crowd.

I conquered my stage fright a long time ago. In my line of work, it's kind of a pre-requisite that you not feel bad about looking stupid in front of a lot of people.

I get very uncomfortable with people watching me.

When something is moving you get that intake of breath and that stillness from the audience.

My live performance, it just comes from feeling an energy and emotion from the crowd.

I felt that I did have the crowd behind me. That obviously helps a lot.

The first time I was onstage, I felt like the audience was breathing with me. I don't know if I was good or not; I just knew I was having a ball, and for the first time, I felt I belonged somewhere.