> I've played music my whole life, but have always suffered from stage fright. The article seems to be tying the young Patrick Stewart's ease on stage to escap

> I've played music my whole life, but have always suffered from stage fright. The article seems to be tying the young Patrick Stewart's ease on stage to escaping his abusive home life. He is open about this painful topic (1) > I loved to escape into the world of fiction and out of my dull, uncomfortable and sometimes scary home life, living with an abusive father. > Perhaps it was because I wasn’t being Patrick Stewart (on stage) i.e. His benchmark for "feeling "safe" on stage" was probably very different to yours, as he was not "safe" at home. It's sad but he worked with it. 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPzVUGE3dds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPzVUGE3dds