Joe Kowan: How I beat stage fright
Joe Kowan: Kaip susidorojau su scenos baime
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,
pasidalinti su žmonėmis,
this wave of anxiety just washed over me.
ir mane užplūdo nerimo banga.
your sympathetic nervous system kicks in.
nervų sistema atsijungia.
your heart rate increases,
širdies ritmas pagreitėja,
to shut down, like digestion. (Laughter)
slopsta, pavyzdžiui, virškinimas.
away from your extremities,
o kraujas išnyksta iš galūnių,
your Spidey sense tingles,
šeštasis jausmas dingsta,
(Laughter)
to performing folk music.
liaudies muzikos pasirodymui.
o ji antradienį vakare prie atviro mikrofono
the stage, I start my song,
comes streaming out.
like an opera singer has,
is clearly uncomfortable,
as a solo singer-songwriter.
solo dainininko-dainų rašytojo patirtis.
I had the tiniest little glimpse
turėjau šmėkštelėjusį mažytį
I had to get past this nervousness.
kad turiu užbaigti šį nervinimąsi.
I would go back every week
kiekvieną savaitę grįšiu čia,
thing happened every week. (Laughter)
Tas pats būdavo kiekvieną savaitę. (Juokas)
don't have a lot of epiphanies. (Laughter)
nes nedaug nušvitimų esu turėjęs. (Juokas)
that exploits my nervousness.
kuri sugriautų mano nervingumą.
kaip mano drebantis balsas,
half-octave higher than normal,
what was happening to me,
kas su manimi darosi,
for me because I was nervous,
kad aš jaudinausi,
uncomfortable family. (Laughter)
nervinga, suvaržyta šeima. (Juokas)
by embracing and exploiting my problem,
apgalvodamas ir išnaudodamas savo problemą,
that was blocking my progress,
kas blokavo mano progresą,
was essential for my success.
būtina mano sėkmei.
me get past that biggest issue
man susidoroti su didžiausia problema
and play the rest of my songs
ir sugroti likusias savo dainas
have to play the stage fright song at all.
nebeturėjau dainuoti scenos baimės dainos.
nervous, like now. (Laughter)
kai iš tikrųjų jaudinausi, kaip dabar. (Juokas)
stage fright song for you?
šią scenos baimės dainą?
you all without clothes. ♫
įsivaizduoti be drabužių.
scares me more than anyone knows. ♫
visi būtumėte apsirengę.
so much, you'll be great. ♫
bet jau per vėlai.
help me when I sing. ♫
these things right now, ♫
you're in the crowd. Hi. ♫
o jūs minioje. Labas.
unnurtured, irrrational fear, ♫
racionalios baimės,
ir tada visi dainuos.
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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