PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — If music was a football game, Lisa Fischer has already been a quarterback and scored game-winning touchdowns.


Fischer's discography includes a number of hits, including the chart-topping, Grammy-winning 1991 "How Can I Ease the Pain."


And yet the singer admitted to a bit of anxiety over performing the national anthem at Wednesday's Rose Bowl game.


Fischer said before a rehearsal that she's a "ball of fiery, happy nerves."


Fischer will appear with three of her co-stars from the film "20 Feet From Stardom," which documents the trials and triumphs of background singers.


But, for the Rose Bowl's Star-Spangled Banner, they'll be taking the leads.


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