I always found that the closer I got to who I really am, on stage, the more they responded to it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Being on stage makes me come to life. When all eyes are on you, they're watching every move you make.
It wasn't so much that I was all alone on stage, but it was the realization of how much you need the response-you need the audience to tell you where to go.
I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.
Strangely enough I'm better on a stage. I love that I feel like I blossom in front of a whole bunch of people.
As any speaker will tell you, when you address a large number of people from a stage, you try to make eye contact with people in the audience to communicate that you're accessible and interested in them.
The complaint with me being on stage was always that I was slightly too naturalistic and not projecting enough. I've got quite a soft voice, so that didn't help.
I don't do anything specific for the stage. I'm just myself. I can't stand still for five seconds. I'm normally quite active, so that just comes out on stage. If I see people react to me and my music, I just have to give back and express myself.
When you were on stage, you could be absolutely open about your emotions and indulge them and express yourself in a way that - in real life - I wasn't doing.
I'm not the person in person that I am on stage.
My personality just steps away, and I'm in direct connection when I'm on stage.