Butterflies in my stomach Quote by Manika

I get so nervous before I go onstage - beyond butterflies!

— Zoe Kravitz

Sometimes I get butterflies before I get up on stage.

— Bindi Irwin

You want to have butterflies in your stomach, because if you don't, if you walk out onstage complacent, that's not a good thing.

— Joan Jett

I love getting nervous, because it's also a form of excitement and it makes me feel alive, you know? I like that feeling. I've…

— Paula Abdul

I get terrible butterflies. Before I go onstage, I'll have to freak out for five minutes. I scream. It seems to help!

— Josh Groban

I get really nervous right before I go on stage. But once I'm performing, I always love it. It's like being in a different…

— Birdy

Even when you're right in the middle of a tour and you've done 30 or 40 shows, you still get them butterflies in the…

— Paddy McGuinness

I still get butterflies when I'm doing a runway show. The music starts, you're wearing these gorgeous clothes and your nervous about your high…

— Karlie Kloss

The feeling before you go on stage... It's complicated. Sometimes I feel like I can't breath. I can hear my fans cheering and it…

— Miley Cyrus

When I first started performing, I was a nervous wreck. Honestly, sometimes I felt like I was going to run off the stage.

— Aubrie Sellers

I still get butterflies. It's because there's a certain level of responsibility you carry when doing a concert. You've got to sound at least…

— Michael Bolton

I'm actually sometimes nervous right before a performance, but as soon as I'm on the stage I'm like, 'okay, we're gonna rock this baby.'

— Armin van Buuren