stage fright
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The rapper and singer will.i.am has played hundreds of shows and sold millions of records, but his latest debut—as a professor of a college class about artificial intelligence—gave him stage fright.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
In a memoir, “Don’t Block the Blessings,” LaBelle credits Brown for curing her stage fright.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
What used to fuel her stage fright, she says, was her belief that there was a right way and a wrong way to perform.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
Anisimova was overcome by stage fright when she reached her first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon last month, losing 6-0 6-0 in only 57 minutes against Poland's Iga Swiatek.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
“I know! You’ve got stage fright. I know all about stage fright. My uncle Bill says my dad has terrible stage fright and that’s why he lets other people get rich performing his songs.”
From "George" by Alex Gino
