There is no prodigy in our profession. If you see all the great singer of the past, none of them are.

Why should be elite, music? Excuse me. Music must be for everybody.

If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.

I am a tenor buff. I hear myself.

One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.

If your body is not in shape to sing [from the diaphragm] you will push and push but keep falling back on your throat to make the sound. This will ruin your voice.

Children should be given the chance to play instruments, to sing.