John Lydon Quotes

I definitely get stage fright.

I have stage fright really badly.

I have big, big stage fright.

I get nervous every time, for every single performance, before getting up on that stage.

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.

That's a curious paradox that I don't think a lot of people out there know; that you get really scared before you go on. You come out in a nervous rash, and it's not like you actually love getting up there and showing off.

Stage fright is my worst problem.

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

Live TV would terrify anybody.

I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I didn't have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack.

I'm never not nervous before going onstage. Like... what if I fall on my face?

Auditions make me nervous; any time I have to perform, I get stage fright.

I get nervous as hell when it's time for the songs to come out.

But even so, I still get nervous before I go onstage.

I'm scared of audiences.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

Sometimes I get butterflies before I get up on stage.

A little bit of stage fright, then I'm ready.

I still get very scared when I step in front of a live audience.

Theater has always been terrifying to me.

Stage fright is a real thing. It's debilitating to some people.

It's a horrible feeling to go in front of an audience when you don't feel right.

I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.

My greatest fear is speaking in public.

I get nervous when they start shooting piano players.