Joe Kowan: How I beat stage fright
جو کووان: چگونه ترس از صحنه را شکست دادم
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.
just writing songs wasn't enough.
and I wanted to share them with people,
و مىخواستم با آدمهاى ديگه به اشتراك بگذارم،
this wave of anxiety just washed over me.
your sympathetic nervous system kicks in.
دستگاه عصبى سمپاتيكتون وا ميده.
your heart rate increases,
صربان قلبتون افزايش پيدا ميكنه،
to shut down, like digestion. (Laughter)
away from your extremities,
your Spidey sense tingles,
(Laughter)
to performing folk music.
و هنوز فرق بين
the stage, I start my song,
comes streaming out.
جارى ميشه در فضا.
like an opera singer has,
is clearly uncomfortable,
as a solo singer-songwriter.
I had the tiniest little glimpse
اين نگاه خیلی کوچولو رو
I had to get past this nervousness.
باید این تشویش و اضطراب رو پشت ر بگذارم.
I would go back every week
هر هفته به اونجا برمیگردم
thing happened every week. (Laughter)
همون اتفاق ميفتاد. (خنده)
don't have a lot of epiphanies. (Laughter)
خيلى از اين دركهاى ناگهانى ندارم. (خنده)
that exploits my nervousness.
كه از اضطرابم استفاده مىكرد.
half-octave higher than normal,
what was happening to me,
چه اتفاقى داشت برام ميفتاد،
for me because I was nervous,
uncomfortable family. (Laughter)
by embracing and exploiting my problem,
با در آغوش گرفتن و بكارگيرى مشكلم،
that was blocking my progress,
was essential for my success.
me get past that biggest issue
اجازه ميداد كه بزرگترين مساله رو پشت سر بگذارم
and play the rest of my songs
have to play the stage fright song at all.
nervous, like now. (Laughter)
stage fright song for you?
you all without clothes. ♫
scares me more than anyone knows. ♫
so much, you'll be great. ♫
تو فوق العاده خواهی بود.
help me when I sing. ♫
these things right now, ♫
این چیزها الان حرف بزنیم.
you're in the crowd. Hi. ♫
شما توی جمعیت اید. سلاااام.
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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