Have you Ever asked yourself should I play in front of a paying audience? Am I good enough or not confident, butterflies in your stomach, audience shyness, etc,?.......I thought this would be a good topic of conversation to hear what players are thinking who haven't played in front of a paying audience.......or is your living room as far as you want to go?
Or for those doing it a long time when did you know you were good enough to perform & sing in front of paying customers, dancers, etc,..what's your confidence mindset before you go on stage in front of a familiar audience vs a Cold new crowd?
Donny,
I ask myself that all the time, never had a lot of confidence in my musical ability which is why i chose career(s) out of the music business. I'd hate to tell you how many times I said to myself. ah why do I even bother, especially when hearing the better musicians here. I've had my share of success in non-musical side of life, but music has been elusive. I was a late bloomer too, never played a gig until I was 54 years old, I got the gig because an old friend of mine a busy entertainer was double booked, the assisted living facility wanted a piano soloists to play all Christmas music and he threw the gig my way, that opened the door.
I usually don't get butterflies before a gig but when I do they disappear once I start playing. Yea, I spell my musical career if I can even call it a career F-R-U-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N. More than once I though I'd just sell all the gear and hang it up, but I have never given up so I just keep putting one foot in front of the other.
After spending many years in sales I know I'm not being aggressive enough with marketing activity.
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