I'm facing upstage, with my back to the audience, and the spotlight comes up on my back as I start singing.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
At first, I wasn't really keen on the idea of me being on stage having to sing in front of people.
Most of my career has been about standing on a stage performing music to an audience, and once the show is over, they go home and I go on to the next show.
It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs.
I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.
I'm always shy in front of an audience, so I'm always at the back, in the shadows, just doing it. I don't like the front, the adulation.
I enjoy singing my songs in front of people.
You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
When I sing for myself, I sing in a more free, athletic way. When I face an audience, there is always some fear that makes me put the brakes on a bit.
I decided to always sing in the back with the chorus and never went up front because I had trouble performing.
I'm always singing and dancing and getting up in people's faces.