You can’t be that person all the time.
The person up there is a dramatically heightened version of the usual you. You get in the zone. You turn it all the way up. All eyes are on you and every little nuance is being absorbed by a room full of people. You are leading an audience of strangers into a unified emotional experience. This is not normal.
That’s why it’s called a performance. It’s not meant to last forever.
Sometimes it’s hard to get up for the show…and most artists I know have spent a lot of time figuring out how to get up for the show.
But coming down is a skill unto itself. You’ve been this inflated version of yourself for ninety minutes but now what? How will you come back to earth?
The audience needs you to get up for the show. And you should.
Your life needs you to come down from the show. And you should.
