When you're doing the traditional musicals, singing songs that are 40 and 50 years old, you realize there's a reason why those musicals are hits. These are amazing songs! — Tom Wopat Copy Share Image
When Billie Holiday sings a song, I hear the song, but I always hear her and her truth. — Tom Wopat Copy Share
As I've gone along, I felt like I was discovering an aspect of my voice that I didn't know was there: an ability to… — Tom Wopat Copy Share
I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things. — Tom Wopat Copy Share
There were a couple of years when I wanted to be a football player, but I really always wanted to be a singer. — Tom Wopat Copy Share
It's amazing to hear, as a voice matures and then starts to decline, what kind of emotion is still conveyed by a really good… — Tom Wopat Copy Share
The country experience was more of a departure. When you consider my education and my upbringing, you can see that was more of country… — Tom Wopat Copy Share
I have no experience performing that music live in front of an audience. So that remains to be seen. I'm very excited to see… — Tom Wopat Copy Share
I did I Love My Wife on Broadway in 1978, and then went into television land. Now things are starting to come together in… — Tom Wopat Copy Share
I think now I'm being taken a little more seriously. That's pure conjecture on my part. — Tom Wopat Copy Share
When you're doing the traditional musicals, singing songs that are 40 and 50 years old, you realize there's a reason why those musicals are… — Tom Wopat Copy Share
There's a guy at the record company who's 30, and he says, I would not listen to these songs except in this context. Somehow… — Tom Wopat Copy Share
With Schubert, a lot of the melodies are very simple, but he's in this groove. He's in touch with his heart. — Tom Wopat Copy Share
I'm facing upstage, with my back to the audience, and the spotlight comes up on my back as I start singing. — Tom Wopat Copy Share
