United Kingdom, Feb. 28 -- Gracie Abrams was "so horrified" by the idea of performing in public.

The 25-year-old singer has amassed huge success over the last couple of years with hits such as 'That's So True' but admitted that she only started writing music in the first place so she could deal with her feelings and didn't want anyone to "hear" her work.

She told The Guardian: "I knew that it would involve performing, and that was the part that felt so horrifying to me. I wrote songs because it was easier than talking about my feelings. I wasn't interested in anybody hearing me. I was so turned off by the idea of confronting people face-to-face. That was what I loved about sharing music online - you could hide behind a profile."

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