Baez

MARQUETTE, Michigan -- Joan Baez enjoys herself on stage these days, but it wasn't always that way.

"When I was younger, it wasn't that much fun," the folk singer said recently. "I had stage fright, and fear of flying. I worked so hard. But I was full of terrible fears."

Years of therapy helped put her at ease, Baez said.

"I had the courage to fall apart and put the pieces together," she said. "I didn't believe my phobias could go away, but I chewed up my demons and spat them out with the help of an outstanding guide and healer."

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam addresses Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader supporters during a rally for Nader in Seattle

SEATTLE -- Green Party presidential nominee Ralph Nader isn't getting much support in the polls, but he's got the vote of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder.

Vedder, who appeared Saturday at a rally for Nader, gave several thousand dollars to the candidate on behalf of the grunge rock band.

"Basically, I told them the next day, 'Hey, we donated a few grand to Nader.' I just assumed they'd agree with me. They said, 'OK. But we have a few questions.' I think those questions are getting answered," he said.

LOS ANGELES -- A judge sent rapper Flesh-N-Bone to jail for 12 years Friday, calling it a lenient sentence based on his history of abuse as a child.

"This is one of the worst cases I've read of childhood abuse," Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Darlene Schempp told the Grammy winner, whose real name is Stanley Howse .

Howse, founding member of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, faced as much as 19 years in prison for pointing an AK-47 assault rifle during a December fight with a friend. Prosecutors acknowledged his "bad childhood" but called Howse a danger to society.

"He is a person who loves guns, doesn't take orders from courts and has a propensity for violence," Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Shelli Samuels said.