When I perform Strauss, it is as if the music fits me like a glove. My voice seems to lie in a happy area in this music, which is lyrical and passionate at the same time. — Kiri Te Kanawa Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I never had the influence of any other singer in my music, so I sounded like myself all the time. — Kiri Te Kanawa Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
We sing these songs for the everyday occasions of life, and they are very close to the hearts of our people. — Kiri Te Kanawa Copy Share
I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of the role much more… — Kiri Te Kanawa Copy Share
I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be. — Kiri Te Kanawa Copy Share
I really believe I've been a good person. Not perfect - forget about perfect - but just learning by what I was taught and… — Kiri Te Kanawa Copy Share
