Another one of those useless musician articles

[Gary Blanchard]

http://blog.discmakers.com/2014/07/...gn=EA1430&utm_source=DMAudio&utm_medium=Email

I don't remember the last time I had pre-show performance jitters. It must have been about 1972.

 

[Tig]

Useless musician or useless article?

I guess some people enjoy 101 type articles. Carlin made fun of "Walking" magazine years ago.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Useless musician or useless article?

Maybe both. It seems like the internet is over-run with these things lately.

 

[Modern Saint]

After all the years that I have played, I still get nervous. That nervous energy is wonderful and at the same time difficult. If the reaction to the band is great, the nervousness goes away in a very short instant. If the reaction isn't well received, you wonder what you did wrong.

 

[smurfco]

When I get those dreaded pre-show jitters (and who doesn't!), I always say to myself "hey, the absolute worst thing that can happen out there is still nothing compared to getting your dick chopped off with a set of bolt cutters." This really seems to help.

 

[weebz]

I was on board with this article until I got to #4.

this article is crap.

 

[bsman]

I still get nervous, but I've found that (for me) the best way to counteract that is to be seriously sleep-deprived. When I'm exhausted, I worry much less...

 

[mongooz]

i get the nerves every time before i go on......and don't usually settle down until the 2 songs. and i've been playing since 1967.

 

[OGG]

I love the nervous energy, it's like crack.

 

[GilmourD]

Only time I ever had an issue with nervous energy is when I was jumping around and hit the singer with the headstock of my guitar. LOL

 

[telecaster911]

I get nervous when I play in front of micwalt and Mark. Other than that, I'm usually not nervous.

 

[Stratguy]

I'm not nervous when I play in front of people in church - solo. I do get a little nervous when my band plays, even though I sit behind a wall of drums and cymbals. I can't figure out why.

 

[335clone]

I was on board with this article until I got to #4.

this article is crap.

4(a) or practice drunk.

 

[el diablo]

First tee with a group behind? Nervous. First song..not so much.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

There seems to be a glut of these articles that take 2 parts common sense and 1 part personal opinion to create articles passed off as the revealed word of the Guitar Gods.

 

[Jbird]

I don't get nervous playing in front of a church crowd.

Playing at Pragestock in front of everybody that can play rings around my playing...I get a bit nervous

 

[Gary Blanchard]

As I said, I haven't had any pre-gig jitters since the early 70's. I have done TV interviews without a sweat. I have done professional presentations at national conferences for my peers without a worry. Just don't ask me to go to a party with 5 or more people; I'm a nervous wreck. ops:

 

[Psychotronic]

I haven't gotten nervous before a show for years. I don't know if that's a good thing, though. I don't really get an adrenaline rush from it either. It's more of a "this is where I'm comfortable" feeling. Again, don't know if that's good or bad. Leaning towards bad.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I haven't gotten nervous before a show for years. I don't know if that's a good thing, though. I don't really get an adrenaline rush from it either. It's more of a "this is where I'm comfortable" feeling. Again, don't know if that's good or bad. Leaning towards bad.

I hear you. I enjoy performing, but I get the same thrill if i have an audience of 4, 40, or 400. I never get a "high" from it, just a sense of joy. I guess I'm alright with that.

 

[Kerouac]

I get nervous when I play in front of micwalt and Mark. Other than that, I'm usually not nervous.

That's the only place I'm not nervous. I figure, "Well, they've heard me play well too, so if I fuck up it's an off thing." Audiences that haven't seen me before don't have that luxury...