Lesley Garrett Quotes

My mum used to say to me, 'Spit on yer 'ands and take a fresh 'old.' Keep going even if you have setbacks.

I do hope that our spring will be starting shortly and we will all be able to enjoy some sunshine again.

Nobody inspired me more than Julie Andrews, who is a classically trained soprano herself.

That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is.

I do a lot of vocal hygiene.

What people really should be able to be confident in is that the standards of music- making that classically trained musicians present is elite, it is the best and all of us as artists should be committed to that.

There are a lot of unseen elements to having a successful singing career.

Opera is credible drama now, and it costs less than going to a football match. What have you got to lose?

One of the problems that we face through the media attention that these artists receive is that there has been an awful lot of talk about opera and classical music being elite and being for an elitist group.

To tell you the truth, I never listen to opera at home.

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'm engaging my diaphragm as I'm speaking to you right now.

I'm very pro presenting the best music I can to the widest audience possible.

Singing is an arduous business and it needs sacrifices.

And woven into the fabric of this harsh existence was music.

I also have to support my speaking voice by sitting in a way that engages the diaphragm in the way I would for singing.

The musical heritage of Yorkshire is deep and wide.