I Don't Want To Be

Someone Once Said That There Are Probably Seven Naturally Good Singing Days In A Year-and Those Are Days You Won't Be Booked. What We Must Learn Is How To Sing Through All The Other Days.

I Have Had A Very Difficult Time With Stage Fright; It Undermines Your Well-being And Peace Of Mind, And It Can Also Threaten Your Livelihood.

I Want To Keep My Voice Young, With Nothing Heavy.

At This Stage In My Career, I Don't Have To Take Any Big Risks. You Want To Take A Calculated Risk, Not One That Leads To People Saying 'yes, But There Was That One Time When She Made That Big Mistake.' It's Always A Shame When That Happens, Especially If You've Gotten By For Decades Without Anything Hugely Tragic.

The Student's Job Is To Stay Open-minded, To Quell The Knee-jerk Defensiveness We All Possess In The Face Of Suggestions For Improvement, And To Maintain Patience When Faced With A Process That Is Often Slow, Confusing, And Frustrating.