Beyonce was petrified performing before idol Etta James.Byline: ANI Melbourne, April 13 (ANI): Beyonce Knowles had to work hard and gather her nerves before she performed before legendary blues singer Etta James. The R and B queen, who plays the 70-year-old veteran in her new movie Cadillac Records, confessed that she could feel the jitters jitters 'Butterflies' Psychology An episode of nervousness or anxiety that often precedes a public event; jitters is a type of performance anxiety which may affect actors in a stage production–stage fright or soloist musicians; it may respond to anxiolytics as she sang her idol's classic, At Last. "You can only imagine how scary scar·y adj. scar·i·er, scar·i·est 1. Causing fright or alarm. 2. Easily scared; very timid. scar it is when you're singing someone's song dressed up as them,'' the Daily Telegraph telegraph, term originally applied to any device or system for distant communication by means of visible or audible signals, now commonly restricted to electrically operated devices. Attempts at long-distance communication date back thousands of years (see signaling). quoted her as saying. "I knew she was very tough and my heart was racing. She had her arms folded and I was like, `Oh, my God! Don't mess this up, don't mess this up!' "Then I did her famous growl and she perked up Adj. 1. perked up - made or become more cheerful or lively; "his attention made her feel all perked up" enlivened - made sprightly or cheerful and looked at her son and punched him on the shoulder like, `That girl is doing it!' and I was like, `Yes, I got her!' "At the end I hugged her and wanted to cry, because she's one of my heroes. She is definitely happy with the movie,'' she added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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