Nobody Inspired Me More Than Julie Andrews,

I Also Have To Support My Speaking Voice By Sitting In A Way That Engages The Diaphragm In The Way I Would For Singing.

Music Is There To Access Those Dark Emotional Corners That We Don't Normally Get Too Close To.

It Worries Me That Young Singers Think You Can Shortcut The Training And Go Straight To Fame And Fortune, And Programmes Like Pop Idol Have Encouraged That.

I Saw The Sound Of Music When I Was 10 And Thought That It Was The Most Beautiful Singing I Had Ever Heard.

Opera Is Credible Drama Now, And It Costs Less Than Going To A Football Match. What Have You Got To Lose?