“How I handle stage fright” – Simi

• Simi stated that for her, dealing with stage fright, the first few times of performing a new song live are like trying on a new pair of shoes that needs adjustments.
• She explained that she had to give her brain time to bond with the song so it could learn to disregard her anxiety.

Nigerian singer and performer Simi has shared her personal experience with stage fright and how she overcomes it.

Simi revealed that she has struggled with stage fright in the past, but has developed a strategy to manage it.

According to Simi, the initial performances of a new song can be likened to trying on a new pair of shoes. She needs time for her brain to become familiar with the song, allowing her to overcome her nerves.

Simi shared a clip of herself rehearsing a song from her latest album, ‘Lost And Found‘, and explained that repetition is key to building her confidence.

She wrote:

“The first few times I have to perform a new song (any song) live on stage is like trying on a new pair of shoes that needs adjustments.

“I don’t know why that is. Lol. Maybe it’s cos I have a history with pretty bad stage fright. Now I have to give my brain time to bond with the song so it can learn to disregard me and my nerves.

“Anyway this night, I kept rehearsing this song (maybe overly so), because it was my first time performing it on stage and of course the nerves came. But I have one or two more to go until I get out of the way and my brain takes over lol.”

Simi had earlier opened up on why she only listens to her husband, Adekunle Gold’s songs .

Appearing on the ‘Zero Conditions’ podcast, she explained that she only listens to Gold’s music because they are married. Simi said:

“I don’t listen to anybody’s music, the reason I listen to my husband’s songs is because I’m married to him.

“I like Post Malone’s first album ‘Beerbongs & Bentleys’. love J.Cole. I don’t listen to anybody’s music. Nothing changed. I just don’t know.

“I don’t really listen to anybody’s music. The reason I’m listening to my album now is because it just came out. In few weeks, I probably won’t listen to it as much as I do now.”