Contrary to the norm, as my technique improved my voice became higher.

My philosophy is that the people around us are there doing as much work if not more work behind the scenes and they're the last people you would ever be unkind to, so I hope I'm not a diva off stage.

There's no performance where I never have to think about setting up a phrase or making a technical adjustment while I'm performing.

I've lived in New York all my life, and we went to the Mormon Pageant each year in upstate New York. It still is a wonderful production. I remember going and seeing the performance and listening to the music. My father had Mormon Tabernacle Choir music, and we would listen to it and sing with it.

I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.

Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc.

I think singing is one of the most natural things that human beings do, but it's difficult.