Audiences like their blues singers to be miserable.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Audiences expect misery from blues singers.
- In plain terms
- People want singers to be sad.
- What can you take from it?
- Expectations shape performance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do people expect?
- How do you perform?
Another view
Not all audiences want misery.
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