Joe Kowan: How I beat stage fright
Джо Коуан: Как победих сценичната треска.
By day he's a graphic designer, and by night Joe Kowan is a quirky folk singer-songwriter. Full bio
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same house made me uncomfortable.
в същата къща, се притеснявах.
just writing songs wasn't enough.
просто да пиша песни не беше достатъчно.
and I wanted to share them with people,
и исках да ги споделя с хората,
колкото повече се упражнявах,
this wave of anxiety just washed over me.
вълна от неспокойство минаваше през мен.
your sympathetic nervous system kicks in.
your heart rate increases,
пулсът ти се ускорява,
to shut down, like digestion. (Laughter)
да спират, като например храносмилането. (Смях)
away from your extremities,
your Spidey sense tingles,
(Laughter)
to performing folk music.
за изпълнението на фолклорна музика.
the stage, I start my song,
comes streaming out.
блика от мен.
like an opera singer has,
като това на оперен певец,
is clearly uncomfortable,
очевидно и е некомфортно,
as a solo singer-songwriter.
като соло певец-текстописец.
I had the tiniest little glimpse
получих едно малко надзъртане
I had to get past this nervousness.
че трябва да превъзмогна тази нервност.
I would go back every week
Всяка седмица ще се връщам,
thing happened every week. (Laughter)
се случваше всяка седмица. (Смях)
don't have a lot of epiphanies. (Laughter)
нямам много просветления. (Смях)
that exploits my nervousness.
песен, която експлоатира нервността ми.
half-octave higher than normal,
what was happening to me,
обясняваше какво ми се случва,
for me because I was nervous,
за мен, защото бях нервен,
uncomfortable family. (Laughter)
некомфортно семейство. (Смях)
by embracing and exploiting my problem,
that was blocking my progress,
което блокираше прогреса ми,
was essential for my success.
от съществено значение за успеха ми.
me get past that biggest issue
and play the rest of my songs
и да изсвиря останалите ми песни
have to play the stage fright song at all.
да свиря песента за сценичната треска изобщо.
nervous, like now. (Laughter)
притеснен, като сега. (Смях)
stage fright song for you?
моята песен за сценичната треска?
you all without clothes. ♫
да си ви представя без дрехи. ♫
scares me more than anyone knows. ♫
so much, you'll be great. ♫
толкова, ще бъдеш страхотен. ♫
help me when I sing. ♫
these things right now, ♫
you're in the crowd. Hi. ♫
unnurtured, irrrational fear, ♫
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Joe Kowan - Musician and graphic designerBy day he's a graphic designer, and by night Joe Kowan is a quirky folk singer-songwriter.
Why you should listen
Joe Kowan is a Boston-based musician and graphic designer who has been struggling with stage fright since he first started writing songs at age 27. Despite his adorably expressed fears, he charms audiences with his own style of quirky folk and acoustic hip-hop, by turns poignant, salacious and comical. In 2009 he released the gangsta' arts and crafts video for his original song “Crafty,” and in 2011 he was a finalist in the USA Songwriting Competition.
Kowan is a senior graphic designer on State Street Global Marketing’s Brand Strategy team. With a BFA in sculpture and design, his work explores diverse areas of design including scenic, print, environmental design and wayfinding.
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