Jessica Mauboy Quotes

I leave for the show at least an hour ahead, and I do some vocal warm-ups, and that's pretty much it.

Whenever I'm waiting behind the stage, it's kind of like my normal Jackie mode is me talking a lot, playing around, but superstar Jackie mode is me concentrating on making sure that this performance was going to be a great performance.

I have to be composed; I have to be poised. I have to remember what my first piano teacher told me: 'You do not touch that piano until you are ready and until they are ready to listen to you.

I like to spend time alone before I go on stage.

I was so nervous every night that I had to really focus and keep myself in that moment so that I would not forget the words. I was really present for every song.

I think I will always be performing; I don't think I can take that away. Because I really just enjoy it. I like getting up to sing; I like the challenge of learning new material and singing it in front of an audience.

I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear as possible.

I keep my eyes closed a lot when I'm singing because sometimes it's distracting to see people.

Onstage, I don't want to be thinking about my outfit, I want to think about what I'm doing, so I'll try to dress as comfortably as possible.

All I have to concentrate on is my performing.

It's one of the things that looks good written down, but the reality is that you think about the pieces you're doing and try to bear in mind everyone in the audience.

I'm getting to a point where everything is becoming streamlined in my life. I'm learning how to stand onstage for two hours and play in front of thousands of people as if I am completely in the moment every moment.

Above all, ignore the audience.

I just love the thrill of performing on stage. I believe that singing is something I was put here to do.

I have never been too concerned about things you're supposed to be concerned about as a singer. Pitch is important, and so is sounding good. But I think there's something underneath all that.

I warm up at home. I hit the stage, I'm ready, whether it's rehearsal or anything.

Once I get up on stage, I will have to forget who I am playing and focus on the game itself.

If you're onstage thinking about what you're going to eat when you get offstage, it's time to finish.

I could probably use some tips from a vocal trainer or something about breathing, but we all know it's not about technical prowess.

But I'm not superstitious. I don't really eat dinner before I go on stage, because digesting a lot of food kind of shuts you down. And I try not to get involved in emotional conversations with anyone beforehand either, so I've got a clear head.

At the start of every game, you are focussed on the game you are playing, so you don't look back at previous games.

It could potentially affect my singing if I wasn't very disciplined about how I eat before I go on stage.

When I get onto the pitch, I block out everything around it, and I really focus on the pitch.

When I'm performing, I have to tell myself, 'Wait a minute. You need to be here right now. You need to hold these memories and remember time is golden.'

I know that I'll joke around to the last minute I get in the car. But once the helmet's on - it's sort of a cliche, but it's true - it's quite symbolic that that is 'go time,' and I'm ready to have some fun and be bad while I do it.