My Mum Used To Say To Me,

Singing Is An Arduous Business And It Needs Sacrifices.

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

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 Don't Think I Have Ever Met A Single Person Who Isn't Moved By Music Of Some Kind.

That Was When I Realised That Music Is The Most Profound, Magical Form Of Communication There Is.