Ive always been fascinated by Hendrix's approach to music, on how he just relyed on his overall instincts once he got up on stage, intead of eye balling the fretboard all night worrying about mistakes. But yes I agree that although its tempting to just close your eyes on stage, it does have a way of working on your nerves. It take a lot of practice to feel comfortable with your overall capabilities on stage, at home, and around others. But still, I love to just sit back when I'm practicing at home and let the music guide me. I always have a running tape recorder here and there, I love the feeling when you can just sit back and play, without worrying about the results until the nextday. A lot of us try and force creativity, but some nights we just have that power thats dying to come out, where we just need enough confidence to let it all out..

-Joseph