Emmylou Harris.Photo:Jason Kempin/Getty
Jason Kempin/Getty
EvenEmmylou Harrisgets nervous before a show!
The music legend andCountry Music Hall of Famer, 76, opened up to PEOPLE about her pre-performance butterflies on Tuesday, before taking the stage at a benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum.
Asked whether she gets nervous before getting behind the mic, Harris tells PEOPLE: “I probably do, but I just figure it doesn’t do much good. It’s sort of a leap of faith for me."
“I just sort of get up there and I also find that audiences are very forgiving,” Harris continues. “If you’re not in the best voice or if you forget a lyric, they’re not going to ask for their money back. I think if you are enjoying yourself, usually the audience is enjoying themselves.”
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Emmylou Harris.Jared Siskin/Getty
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It’s not the first time Harris has attended the benefit, which kicked off in 2005 when fellow Country Music Hall of Fame member Gill suggested that country artists give an annual performance to raise money.
“I mean, it works very well,” Harris tells PEOPLE of the benefit, praising it for its relaxed setting, diverse talent pool and the fact that the audience never knows which songs will be performed.
“Vince just said, ‘Well, we’ll just start having these in the rounds every year to raise money.’ And I was at the first one and I pretty much, I think I’ve done every one with Vince," Harris recalls. “I’ve missed them actually because it’s a performance, a gathering, that I really enjoy.”
Emmylou Harris in 1977.Chris Walter/WireImage
Chris Walter/WireImage
As for the future of country music, Harris tells PEOPLE that she thinks “we’re in pretty good hands,” and that many of the new generation of country singers have “great voices” and “good writing.”
source: people.com
