Contrary To The Norm, As My Technique

It Is Our Responsibility To Learn How To Speak To An Audience That Is Less Informed About Music, To Give It A Reason To Want To Come And See Us Instead Of Going To The Movies.

I Was Constantly Being Pushed Toward A European Ideal Of What It Means To Be A Classical Or Opera Singer, Let's Say In The Renata Tebaldi Mode. I Reject That.

Music Enabled Me As A Fragile Young Person To Give Voice To Emotions I Could Barely Name, And How It Enables Me To Give My Voice The Unique And Mysterious Power To Speak To Others.

I Think Singing It When Its Done Well Is Extremely Natural. It Feels Great.

My Mother Was The Worst Kind Of Stage Mother. She Would Make Me And My Younger Sister And Brother Little Duckling Costumes And Put Us In Kiddie Shows.