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I SAY, CHAPs
To err is human
Is practice makes perfect still relevant in the day and age of
Social media and relatability? Amusician makes her point
By Nush Lewis
live tor a podcast
recording a song
was
cracked on a note. While
when my voice
the feel was great
do care about quality,
and I didnt feel the need to
during that take
correct the error. None of my other
go beck to
reacted to it, though the
band members even
editor of the podcast cleaned it up a tad. But it
didn't matter.
It didn't matter because it's crucial to
show that things can go wTong during live
recordings and periormances. It happens
at
gigsand whenever Isee it, it warms my heart
because it makes that artiste human. This is as
real as it gets. It isnt necessary for a song to be
pristine. Ifyou deliver it with honest feeling
and emotion,youre good and don't needto
stress This is the slackwe musicians need to
start cuttng for ourselves.
Being human
Audiences look at performers as magicians
but we are human even though we make
magic on stage. Mistakes humanise the person
on stage. Its important for people to know that
what we present on stage is a skill.
There was a time when things like this
would happen on stage and everyone
would cringe. but today we've come to a
point when people have learnt that you
can't dwell on something-it eats you
alive. If you falter on stage or in a studio,
we'l laugh it off and try and make sure
that does not happen again. Perfect
performances are way too sanitised. The
note may be wrong but if the feel is right,
the audience doesn't even know. Truth is,
it's only you who sees where you've gone
wrong Earlier, I would beat myself up for
it, but that leads nowhere.
'STRIVING FOR PERFECTION
SOVERRATED. PRACTICE
MAKES PERFECT IS NO
LONGER TRUE. THE AIM IS
FOR PRACTICE TO MAKE
YOU BETTER
NUSH LEWIS, MUSICIAN
brTnch
guest columr
RANVEER
ALLAHBADIA
Q+A)
Social media star
RULES FOR SHARING
Ofind that end up going on
story-posting once
a
begin. How many is spree
too many in an
hour? And how can I stop man
nyself
from sharing everything I Come
across that's relatable?
-Khushi, Delhi
Ithink this is social media intelligence
lat the end of the day. Your range of
stories should not look like a z+pper.
That's my rule. Your max should be
15 stories a day. That's a rough esti-
mate of how much is acceptable. Try
showing different things all the time,
or it could get monotonous. Nobody's
life is so interesting that there is
Something new and interesting to
show every day, so chances are that
you might be overdoing it.
E-INVITES INC.
Issending an e-invite considered rude
when it comes to Baby Boomers? How
convince my parents that's if'sa more
dol
sustainable and easier oprion?
- Rahul B, Nuid
Ane-inviteis just one ofthe many
Achanges that are happily taking
Over our world with Metaverse being
BE BETTER
In the age of social
Emotions first the future.I recommend watching
the movie Ready Player One to
In general, striving for perfection is overrated.
media, being understand the near future, in which
authentic and Practice makes perfect is no longer true. The e-invites seem very small. You can
emoting is more aim is for practice to make you better. It's a also show them content that makes
important than great way of looking at how you deliver what them understand these concepts.
perfection youre doing. Especially for this generation Popularly known as BeerBiceps, Ranveer
iS a star Youluber
that lives on social media. and digital marketing
Earlier, the only time you saw people entrepreneur. His VIdeos on fitness,
grooming and wellness, and his recent
perform was on stage and so on. But people podcasts, have w him millions offans
on social media put up stories or videos of
the song they've sung. All of this adds to the
insane amount of pressure to put your best
foot forward on a daily basis. SUNDAY INASENTENCE
{FREDDY BIRDY}
As long as you are being authentic and true SOCIAL MEDIA STAR
to yourself, it will cut through the noise and
people willsee your emotions. Emotions are
more important than perfection. Also, keep
"Forgiveness is
in mind that you only see the sparkly stuff on
the ultimate
social media. Today, though, we are beginning
to see people talking about vulnerabilities, revenge"
which is beautiful and relatable. @freddy birdy
(As told to Karishma Kuenzang)
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Nush Lewis is a Mumbai-based harp
player and singer, who's also one half of
the musical duo Kayoben.
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