NAMES IN THE NEWS : Anita Baker Fights Stage Fright
<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
NEW YORK —
Singer Anita Baker says she battles paralyzing fear every time she goes on stage.
“If I let fear stop me I would never leave my house,” the Grammy winner said Thursday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
“I’m afraid to get on a plane, but I don’t let it stop me. . . . Every night I’m paralyzed. I have to have a few minutes of quiet just to get myself together,” Baker said.
Baker’s hits include “Giving Him the Best I’ve Got.” Her new album, “Compositions,” sold more than 1 million copies in its first week.
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