Jake Shimabukuro Quotes

The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit.

I always said put me in front of 40 or 50,000 people and play hockey, I'm comfortable there. Put me in front of 50 people to talk or get in front of, and that's where I'm probably the least comfortable.

I still remember the first gig where I got people going, it was Rascals in New Jersey, and the place was packed. I was scared. People were expecting me to be funny. I gotta be honest, every time I walk into a club, it's that same fear.

I don't feel nervous or fearful when I'm on stage.

An 'OMG' of mine would probably be speaking on stage and performing in front of thousands of people!

I was probably six years old when I first sang before an audience.

I've gone on in front of a crowd of 10 people and 7,000 people.

It's funny, though, because when I first started going to races after we met, I was extremely nervous. It's like being backstage and hoping you don't trip over something or break an amp or accidentally speak into a live microphone, so I was really hesitant.

I think I've always been fine on stage - though I get nervous beforehand. But once I'm on stage, all of that goes out of the window.

It's funny, I get really nervous when I audition for voiceovers.

Sometimes I'll get to the end of a song, open my eyes and there's all these faces peering at me. It's quite horrifying.

The first time I sang in front of an audience, I was about 14 - it was at my guitar school's showcase, and there were about 30 people there. I was so nervous, but I did it.

I don't think about people watching me on TV. I think it would stress me out.

I've never felt nervous in front of big crowds and in big stadiums.

I can't remember if I had any stage fright at the first Bowl. But I did the second time.

Sometimes when you're stood in front of 100 people, delivering a speech with rage and lots of emotion, that can be utterly terrifying. I find that very scary.

I don't like speaking publicly when I don't have to be funny.

I was so terrified before an audience that I would break out in these ugly red hives, and my lips would quiver at the sight of a word or a song.

I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.

It's definitely more nerve-wracking being in front of the cameras, although I'm trying to get better at it.

Most people's fear of being in front of an audience can generally be conquered by being completely on top of what it is they've got to do.

It's one thing to practise in front of a mirror at home, but another to do it in front of 800 people or on live TV.

The whole thing with playing on a stage with mics and all that has always been kind of uncomfortable to me.

I remember when I gave my first recital. I thought, 'Oh, my goodness, people are coming to hear me.' I didn't expect anyone to come, and then the whole hall filled up. Of course, it wasn't a big hall, and some of the people were my friends and family.

Getting up in front of an audience is my biggest motivation.