Singing Is An Arduous Business And It

It Worries Me That Young Singers Think You Can Shortcut The Training And Go Straight To Fame And Fortune, And Programmes Like Pop Idol Have Encouraged That.

My Mum Used To Say To Me, 'spit On Yer 'ands And Take A Fresh 'old.' Keep Going Even If You Have Setbacks.

I Don't Just Come From A Musical Family, But From A Musical Community.

And Woven Into The Fabric Of This Harsh Existence Was Music.

I Saw The Sound Of Music When I Was 10 And Thought That It Was The Most Beautiful Singing I Had Ever Heard.