Kiri Te Kanawa Quotes

Truly to sing, that is a different breath.

In music, you feel a connection to the voice and think about the person behind it. In art that's secondary.

But it wasn't just a technical approach towards the piano, studying the music for this film was also a way of approaching the soul of the film, because the film is really about the soul of Schubert and the soul of Bach.

I write for myself; I'm trying to keep myself interested in the music. But at the same time, I want to make the songs relatable in a way; I want to keep melodies pretty simple and the lyrics open-ended so that people could maybe relate them to their own life in different ways. Something for everybody to have a piece of.

When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.

There's a great energy and drive that takes precedence in a lot of rock and pop. It's about making a strong visceral connection. That's something that I think great classical music can have, too.

Now I'm more sure and I feel myself more comfortable singing.

Wagner manages to convey emotion with music better than anyone, before or since.

The songs in 'Wonderland' don't have a melodic life for me - I'm not a musical person - but they have an emotional life, an emotional echo perhaps.

When we separate music from life we get art.

Music is emotional, and you may catch a musician in a very unemotional mood or you may not be in the same frame of mind as the musician. So a critic will often say a musician is slipping.

I'm always thinking about songs and how I can sing a song that would resonate with my voice, my persona. I want it to be a pleasant experience that's not just about hearing my voice. I remember some singers whose voices were so pretty, it didn't matter what they sang - you loved it.

I enjoy singing soulful melodies because they add that extra zing to your performance.

Singing is one of the most important components to me. That's kinda how it all started.

There's a quality to the sound of a trumpet that you can really twist for any kind of sound and mood that you want to create.

For me, singing was real life, not two plus two equals four.

Singing is something that I have learnt. I have given exams for it.

My mother's brother is a very good singer. My grandfather took up classical singing lessons and learnt to play the harmonium.

When I first started to sing, I just swung at it with an axe.

I can hear the youthfulness of my playing on, say, 'Hold The Line.'

Singing is something I love to do. I feel very confident doing it.

I was the singing boy in school.

Singing is my first love.

I have been singing since I was a child, and I am a trained Hindustani classical singer.

When I got into college, I got into operatic vocalists, like Leontyne Price.