Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself.
Jessye NormanThe very best thing that could happen to a voice, if it shows any promise at all, is when it is very young to leave it alone and to let it develop quite naturally, and to let the person go on as long as possible with the sheer joy of singing.
Jessye NormanAs for my voice, it cannot be categorized-and I like it that way, because I sing things that would be considered in the dramatic, mezzo or spinto range. I like so many different kinds of music that I've never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range.
Jessye NormanIt is still more likely that a woman's power would be seen as aggression, and a man's power would be seen as assertion.
Jessye Norman