Well

I did another open mic night at the Brunswick last night. It went well I thought. I was more nervous before I went on this time. But when I was on stage I was alright. I was a bit shaky through the first song but I relaxed after that.

I think I'll always find being on stage a weird experience. It's like you're not in control of yourself. You can look down at your body playing guitar, thinking all these thoughts to yourself like: "Is this me on stage? Is my voice in tune? Why is it so quiet out there? What if everyone thinks it sounds shit? Did I say that out loud? This song is taking ages? Is everyone bored? Do I look silly singing with my eyes closed? That note sounded alright! Hey, I'm doing it, I'm on stage and it's going alright. That note was a bit off. Shit, I went wrong there... etc"

At one point, because I had my eyes closed, I fully expected that when I opened them there would be someone standing right in front of me shaking their head and saying "No... can you get off stage now" and people laughing behind them. Thankfully this didn't happen and it seemed to go down well.