I Was An Elementary School Teacher.

You Never Know What Little Bundle Of Encouragements Artists Carry Around With Them, What Little Pats On The Back From What Hands, What Newspaper Clipping, What Word Of Hope From What Teacher. I Suppose The So-called Faith In Ourselves Is The Foundation Of Our Talent, But I Am Sure These Encouragements Are The Mortar That Holds It Together.

On The Day I'm Performing, I Don't Hear Anything Anyone Says To Me.

The Music Itself Could Never Take The Place Of My Own Passion In Life.

People Have A Right To Criticize.

The Rivalry Is With Ourself. I Try To Be Better Than Is Possible. I Fight Against Myself, Not Against The Other.