2024-01-02 17:23:32
Daydreams about what music stars sometimes think about on stage
Howard Donald from Take That sometimes thinks about completely different things on stage. photo
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They sing emotional songs on stage, talk to the audience and at the same time think about dirty laundry. Music stars reveal what thoughts they have during their concerts.
They sing, dance and interact with their fans: Music stars have to be highly concentrated during their concerts, which usually last around two hours – otherwise there is a risk of lyrics getting stuck or the dance choreo going awry. But that doesn’t mean that the stage professionals’ minds don’t wander from time to time.
“This happens, and I find it really strange,” says Weltstar Bryan Adams (64) in conversation with the German Press Agency. “In the middle of a song you see someone in the audience who maybe reminds you of a person. Or you’re amused by a funny t-shirt. You just get distracted for a moment, think about something completely different and realize that in the meantime you’re half of the song.”
Howard Donald (55) from the British band Take That is also familiar with the phenomenon. “I mean, every concert is different. But of course you have your routines with the songs, the dance steps and also with what you say.”
That’s why he often thinks about random things during concerts. “You sometimes think about what you’re going to order from room service at the hotel later or what you’re going to do tomorrow. It’s really crazy, but that’s how it is. Especially when you’re singing a ballad.”
His bandmate Mark Owen (51) can only shake his head about such daydreams during performances. “Well for me it’s completely different. I’ve never thought about what I’m going to eat later on stage. Maybe people’s brains just work differently.”
Research assumes that the “default mode network” in the brain is responsible for daydreaming, the “idle mode” so to speak. It switches on when there are no external influences on the brain – for example during certain routines.
“If you play five concerts in five days, that can become more and more likely because you get more and more into autopilot,” explains pop singer Max Giesinger (35). “Here and there you might have a day where your thoughts aren’t quite right, and then it can happen that you briefly think about the laundry or the tax return.”
The songwriter from Baden-Württemberg can probably sing along to his biggest hit “80 Million” in his sleep. On stage, Giesinger occasionally has to pull himself together not to switch to “idle mode” with this and other songs. “You think, ‘Oh, I’m singing a super emotional song and I’m thinking about my tax return. I should leave that alone.”
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