Joe Kowan: How I beat stage fright
Joe Kowan: Hogyan küzdöttem le a lámpalázt
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.
hogy a lakótársaim otthon vannak.
just writing songs wasn't enough.
and I wanted to share them with people,
amiket meg akartam osztani másokkal,
és felírtam magam a listára,
this wave of anxiety just washed over me.
és a szorongás érzése úrrá lett rajtam.
your sympathetic nervous system kicks in.
idegrendszer bekapcsol.
your heart rate increases,
to shut down, like digestion. (Laughter)
mint például az emésztés.
away from your extremities,
a vér nem jut el a végtagokba,
your Spidey sense tingles,
(Laughter)
to performing folk music.
és a szervezetünk nem tudja a különbséget
the stage, I start my song,
elkezdtem a dalt,
comes streaming out.
like an opera singer has,
is clearly uncomfortable,
as a solo singer-songwriter.
énekes-dalíróként.
I had the tiniest little glimpse
Megéreztem a legapróbb jelét
I had to get past this nervousness.
De tudtam, hogy le kell küzdenem az idegességemet.
I would go back every week
thing happened every week. (Laughter)
Minden héten ugyanaz történt. (Nevetés)
don't have a lot of epiphanies. (Laughter)
nem gyakran vannak megvilágosodásaim.
that exploits my nervousness.
ami az idegességemre épít.
half-octave higher than normal,
magasabban énekelek majd a kelleténél,
what was happening to me,
amit átélek,
hogy átgondolja mindezt.
for me because I was nervous,
az én idegességem miatt,
uncomfortable family. (Laughter)
zavarban levő család lehettünk. (Nevetés)
by embracing and exploiting my problem,
és a problémámat kihasználva
that was blocking my progress,
ami gátolta a fejlődésemet,
was essential for my success.
amire szükségem volt a siker eléréséhez.
me get past that biggest issue
and play the rest of my songs
és eljátszattam a többi dalt
have to play the stage fright song at all.
a lámpalázas dalt.
nervous, like now. (Laughter)
mint például most. (Nevetés)
stage fright song for you?
you all without clothes. ♫
scares me more than anyone knows. ♫
az még riasztóbb, mint bármi más.
so much, you'll be great. ♫
help me when I sing. ♫
ha énekelek,
these things right now, ♫
you're in the crowd. Hi. ♫
maguk a tömegben. Üdv!
unnurtured, irrrational fear, ♫
valós félelemből,
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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