I Once Asked My Father What He

The First Opera I Went To See Was Maria Callas Singing 'tosca'.

Sometimes You Just Have To Get A Shock To Grow Up And Wake Up, And I've Had Lots Of Shocks Because It's As Though I Don't Learn The Lessons, So Something New Comes And Hits Me.

I've Got Quite A Good Brain And All That, Which I've Never Had To Use In Singing At All.

I Shoot My Big Mouth Off; It Just Pops Up! I Have To Learn To Edit Myself.

Life Has Changed. People Have Changed. They Are More Forgiving, Less Inclined To Rush To Judgment. And I Have Changed.