When I Sing, The Sound

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.

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.

My Philosophy Is That The People Around Us Are There Doing As Much Work If Not More Work Behind The Scenes And They're The Last People You Would Ever Be Unkind To, So I Hope I'm Not A Diva Off Stage.