How to be a Rock Star : How to Beat Stage Fright During a Performance

[LoisWhiteCrow]

I´m David Jackel.

It sounds like in the simpsons: "I am Troy McClure" lol

[noahqweboy]

lol. Yeah just have fun. Pffft. Just mess up all you want

[OnePiece640]

it......

uhhhh......

kinda helps.....

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[03Dmartin]

I just play as if I'm playing for myself, As long I play well then I'm not nervous

[lieutenantnobody]

Way to throw out another uselessly generic piece of advice. On the contrary, the best thing to do to avoid stage fright is to get lost in the music. If you focus on getting the song right instead of "looking cool", the rest will come to you eventually. You're going to mess up every now and then, but you have to be okay with that. Shit happens. The more you don't care about what people think, the better you will be.

[Killer21335]

@lieutenantnobody do your freaking stupid you basiclly repeated what he said. just stop.

[lieutenantnobody]

@Killer21335 Okay, go up there and if someone gives you a funny look, just give up and never try it again. Then kill yourself, too, since you're a pussy and can't handle yourself. Better?

[sqweekbrother]

this guys a tard, people should get advise from people that are actually cool and skilled in the area.

[cahal360]

excited meaning boner? lol

[GuitarManTayana]

@Nickeyp1 haha me too! If someone comes in my room when I'm playing and they ask me to play a song, I literally get sweaty, hot and short of breath. Then leave lol

[austin7956]

first thing you should do..is not play a fucking rickenbacher onstage...they sound amazing but are ugly as shit

[95ponzo]

hahaha he has a rickenbacker!!! gay. sry 4 trolling

[THEREALMOSH2]

@95ponzo But rickenbackers are amazingggggggggggggg

[0remylucious0]

@THEREALMOSH2 rickenbackers suck, there is a reason they dont make amps, and that their last attempt to stay alive with ugly shitty guitars didn't work.......they could not keep up and orange amps stole the spot light for people who want to sound like shit with out of date amps!!!

[THEREALMOSH2]

@0remylucious0 I was being sarcastic 

[0remylucious0]

@THEREALMOSH2 OH!!! thank you, i didn't catch that, but i'm glad you were lol! :)

[AnthoniJi]

Good encouraging booster. 

[MochaKittie]

the reason i dont get into singing and my dream of being in a band is because of my stage fright

[jacobtheguitarfreak]

Stage presence? I AM the stage bitch.

[doutzen177]

@jacobtheguitarfreak you become one with the stage, that`s the attitude!

[haolekillah]

this video should start here 0:55

[JinjaB123]

you look nervous jaco

[Jordo1900]

me and this guy from my music class played a coldplay song & some other song and i played guitar for it and it was no bother so dont get nervous

[ManabEEproductions]

"some ppl say to imagine the ppl in their underwear. i wouldnt do that. cuz you might start laughing or get excited or disgusted." HAHA

[dukeaddict237]

i have a jazz solo in front of the whole entire school (900 people). IM FREAKING OUT!

[AceDudeyeah]

Dude. Just let loose. Don't care.

MAKE IT so that when people go up to you and go "dude, u were awesoome!", you can actually feel "yeah, yeah I was." not "oh, really? u think so?"

[lakerboyng]

how did u do?

[callergrim]

@dukeaddict237

I don't care..

[dukeaddict237]

@callergrim thts great. i dont even know you so y wouldi care if you care? thx for stating nothing.

[DanM25456]

how 'bout learn to be an alien but look like a human, first?

[InFlameZ43]

its weird like, im not scared of playin in front of people, but still i start to like shake and stutter, idk cause inside im like "what the hell? i not scared of being here why am i shakeing?" idk wat to do..

[ChloeMayPayne]

i have stage fright i play guitar i try up on y schools talent show and play then my hand starts to shake and i just ferget what to play i have it so badly in school play i use to be behind the seens i just hate that i got stage fright now ive gotta play guitar in front of a few people then prefom infront of alot of people i dont know what to do :S

[ahharocklookout]

do what i do since im in a band. for all our shows i just tell myelf there not looking at me theyre looking at he drums untill you start to play good then you get the atention but by that time you should feel more comfy. if that dosnt work jus think the most logical thing, the crowd is just a bunch of organs in skin made mostly of water sitting or standing in front of the stage, again only do this at the beggngig of a show or youll look weird, jus put on kikass show and jus think bout the music

[ChloeMayPayne]

thanks for that :D

[xxwarpigspartan1138]

me to at school when i get my award

[tomsavage33]

im 12 i had my first gig a year ago i was lead sing i was scared to death but then i thought there here becase im good so dont worry bout them u wouldent be there if u wernt good

[ChloeMayPayne]

^_^ im 11 but thanks for the info :D

hope i get up on stage soon :D i am a good guitar player tho

[aha45]

First, learn how to effectively communicate with the English language!

[matthias100]

just get drunk or use some medication drugs u ll see all audience as group of donkeys

[ChloeMayPayne]

lol

[Agent0117]

From the Satanic Bible, chapter 2: Don't be afraid of their faces; for I am Lucifer and I shall tear off their faces and feed to the blood thirsty

[Nautilus987]

Grow up! immature

[T00stoopid]

you read the satanic bible 0,o

[celineB444]

lol....wait what!?

[onlyjoetee]

Jeremiah 1;8 Be not afraid of their faces;for I am with thee to deliver thee,saith the Lord

[makattack301]

I get stage fright on slow songs but fast songs I get into it and forget about fright I was in a talent show and I sung 2 songs one fast and one slow

[tonelord]

i just go and have a shit, that usually works, or several left handed cigarettes!!!!!!.. hecklers in the audience usually just get shouted down or punched.. that works well.. they then stop.

[olaingebriktdoennem]

Yeah i have stage fright when i preform for smaller audience (around 150-200)

But when the whole shit is filled wich is about 1000 people i dont... its kinda screwed...

[AbdoriasysGuitargod]

I know what you mean, if there is like fuckload of people you're like... Meh.. FUCK IT. I don't care. XD

Small audiences are the worst... Specially families o.O

[rockerchick2100]

i allways get stage fright but once the song starts i get into it

[sprocket444]

looservillage

[755456KR3W079765]

spelt loser wrong noob

[70ME3E]

i think it was an amazing advice! its really helpful and professional. you are there to give a nice performance that what you gotta think of... well i see your point guys that 'i alrdy knew this' etc etc but if you have a stage fright you dont really think of that, now do you? no. so he reminded you of that.

[zampa111]

are u kiddin me???i knew all this before...

[panteraman32]

they should get like Slash, Dave Mustaine, or Kirk Hammett to do this instead of this guy

[litlemadguitarist]

@panteraman32 actually NOT kirk hammett.

[Monster4rmda559]

@litlemadguitarist wut you talking about Kirk rulez....

[jukeboxman94]

who are you to say this?!?! Are you a rockstar?!

[LilPax16]

Lil Pax wen i rok on stage i forget shyt. nice advice

[newtakeover]

wow possibly the worst advice ever. all you told us was that not to picture them in their underwear. also talk yourself up like if your about to kill yourself to talk yourself out of it. this sounded basically like a father talking to his son before his first football game.

[NightmaresShadow1]

What about tips for hagglers? That would be a good one...

[intentionalsound]

Stagefreight used to rips me apart! It's taken me YEARS to get over it!!! I used to be so embarassed about my lack of stage presence and I've gotten bashed for it in the past, and that was sooo painful.

This past few months something finally broke free in me and I only fully realised it when people started telling me how much they're attracted to my energy, watching me play and sing, and my presence!!!

All you can do is KEEP PERFORMING, someday you'll get over your stiffness and fear.

[surfahgirl]

the best part of this was "don't worry," and "you can't please everyone," because there will always be someone who hates your performance, so remember all the times people have liked it.

[jwvancappellen]

Indeed a good part, you sort of forget the way people look at it, and remind yourself about your own mistakes. Very usefull vid.

[GHOSTakaOzz]

@surfahgirl that comment was 5x better then the video itself. The Beatles may have sold the most albums out of all time, but people held rallies to burn their recordings

[musicadict3]

Can you explain a little bit more about this underware thing?!

[nonenuna]

Thanx for your advice.. I'm having a tiny holiday-performance at school tomorrow. And last year I screwed up pretty bad because when I was standing there.. I was trying to boost my confidence but just the fact that everyone was watching me seemed kinda embaressing and I just started laughing out of nothing and I couldn't stop.. It was humiliating!

[nonenuna]

Maybe it was because I thought the whole thing was stupid and that I was involved.. but now I'm more optimistic and confident, I think it'll work out!;) Thanx