"I never had the influence of any other……" — Kiri Te Kanawa
"I never had the influence of any other singer in my music, so I sounded like myself all the time."
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Kiri Te Kanawa
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16 Quotes by Kiri Te Kanawa
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When I perform Strauss, it is as if the music fits me like a glove. My voice seems to lie…
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When I'm alone at home, I really prefer to listen to Wagner's orchestral music rather than any vocal music. I…
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I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of…
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I felt that the studio recording process makes you stand still too long.
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Opera is for a lifetime, not just a minute.
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I grew up in the New Zealand countryside. We didn't have television until I was 14, so sing-alongs were our…
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I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be.
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The word 'no' is a very good word in a singer's repertoire.
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I'm completely in charge of my own life now. Sometimes there's no one there to slap me on the hand…
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My energy is undiminished. Someone said to me the other day, 'Are you retired?' and I said, 'Well, I'm just…
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I really believe I've been a good person. Not perfect - forget about perfect - but just learning by what…
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My children are my children. There's no doubt about that at all. They're very strong towards me, very protective, and…
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