I spent last week at girls' camp for our church, as one of the leaders in our young women (12-18 yrs of age) program. I had a lot of fun, but sometimes, I had a hard time just really letting my hair down.
We exchanged embarassing moments one night, and I was just mortified to say some of the things I said. I have no problem getting up and performing songs in front of strangers, but talking about embarassing things with a group of girls was like going to the dentist.
My fellow leaders at girls' camp seemed bewildered when I invited them to my August first concert. They can't believe I actually perform with a rock band.
One of them said, "You are very brave."
I suppose this takes some courage and a bit of insanity.
If they actually show up, I think I will give them the biggest shock of their life.
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Do I need an extroverted personality in real life to make it as a singer-performer for a local band?
Do I break out of my real self to take on a certain performing persona? And will it spill over into "real life"? Or will it be the other way around?
When I was a college student, I was the social butterfly, and that was a rip, but kind of tiresome. When I met my now-husband, I was a senior, and I think I finally settled a little, and that was the foundation for our relationship. No longer the "life of the party" at every moment, but just real, honest-to-goodness this-is-me, take-it-for-what-it's-worth.
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Two weeks to go!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The Real Me
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2 comments:
I'm so excited for you!
I think it's normal to feel like you need to put on a "persona" to get up there in front of people. It's like with actors -- they're pretending to be someone else so on stage can be very outgoing, but in person they are actually very shy.
Thanks, Melanie.
Yeah, I've heard that some actors are really shy, and I guess singing in front of a crowd is tantamount to acting...
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