I came back to performing with a different attitude about performing and myself. I wasn't expecting perfection any more, just hoping for an occasional inspiration.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A lot of times, in the beginning of my career, I put pressure on myself just because I wanted to perform so well. I just wanted to be perfect.
The thing that helped me come to terms with performing was an anxiety, a desperation for acceptance. There was never enough positive motivation in my life.
Performing doesn't come that naturally to me, even though I've done it for years.
I didn't start to work until I realized what it was I had to offer. I stopped imitating performers I admired and started just being myself.
I am a singer and dancer, and I've been perfecting it for a lot of years.
For me personally, my favourite part of performing is just going in the crowd and doing crazy things that they never expected to see. Challenging myself to do new things that I never expected to do. That's the biggest thing for me.
By the time my first solo record came out, I was making a handsome living as a record producer. I had worked with the Band, Janis Joplin and all of these other artists in the Albert Grossman organization. So as my so-called solo career evolved, I never felt pressure that I had to come back and top when I might've done before.
There is no 'perfect' in music. If I ever came off the stage and felt it could not be better, it would then be time to quit.
I just always loved to perform and I was lucky enough to be in front of the right people at the right time!
I always had the idea that I wanted to perform. I love being the center of attention - and I always love talking about myself.