"I am not fitted to give concerts. The audience intimidates me, I feel choked by its breath, paralyzed by its curious glances, struck dumb by all those strange faces."

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Source : "It'll be alright on the night: how musicians cope with performance stress" by David Cox, www.theguardian.com. September 8, 2015.

Frederic Chopin

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“A young songwriter shouldn't think he or she doesn't stand a chance because someone has big corporate people behind him. Never look at it like that.”
“I find day after day of sunshine boring.”

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“Don't believe bands who say it's all about the fans and they want to give their music away for free. The result is they will continue to live in their mother's basement.”
“Dialogue is not always the best way to show emotion, to show your thought process, or to reveal yourself, as a character.”
“Religious expression must at least be afforded an equal playing field. Currently, the playing field is not level. Religious expression and practices are treated as second class forms of speech and singled out for discrimination.”
“Preparation for tomorrow is hard work today.”
“David Stern should get with the mothers of the NBA and let the moms decide what the dress code should be. I asked my mother if I could wear a chain, and she told me yeah. So I do stuff that my parents allow me to do.”
“I actually met Chick Corea in New York, where I was staying with a bass player friend.”

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