Music Quotes by Kiri Te Kanawa

I only have so much energy, so something had to go. This is why, at the end of the day, I've preserved my sanity…

— Kiri Te Kanawa

I tell students, 'If you are learning from YouTube I almost don't want to teach you because what you learn from YouTube it takes…

— Kiri Te Kanawa

My energy is undiminished. Someone said to me the other day, 'Are you retired?' and I said, 'Well, I'm just trying to prove that…

— Kiri Te Kanawa

I never had the influence of any other singer in my music, so I sounded like myself all the time.

— Kiri Te Kanawa

When I'm alone at home, I really prefer to listen to Wagner's orchestral music rather than any vocal music. I find it illuminating not…

— Kiri Te Kanawa

Opera is for a lifetime, not just a minute.

— Kiri Te Kanawa

I'm completely in charge of my own life now. Sometimes there's no one there to slap me on the hand and say: 'Stop being…

— Kiri Te Kanawa

My children are my children. There's no doubt about that at all. They're very strong towards me, very protective, and I towards them. It…

— Kiri Te Kanawa

I used to suffer from a lot of regret while touring. Regret at having to leave certain places, people and situations, or just a…

— Kiri Te Kanawa

I grew up in the New Zealand countryside. We didn't have television until I was 14, so sing-alongs were our only entertainment.

— Kiri Te Kanawa

We sing these songs for the everyday occasions of life, and they are very close to the hearts of our people.

— Kiri Te Kanawa

That's been my sort of aim in life, to never miss an opportunity.

— Kiri Te Kanawa