I’m more confident now than I’ve ever been. As you get older, you have to be. Kiri Te Kanawa Read Quote
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 10 times as long to unlearn.’ They do an approximation of the centre of the note, an approximation of the interpretation, a cloned version. Kiri Te Kanawa Read Quote
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 I’m not.’ There’s so many things to do. Kiri Te Kanawa Read Quote
I never had the influence of any other singer in my music, so I sounded like myself all the time. Kiri Te Kanawa Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I used to suffer from a lot of regret while touring. Regret at having to leave certain places, people and situations, or just a beautiful day. Kiri Te Kanawa Read Quote
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 works both ways. Kiri Te Kanawa Read Quote
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 so bullish and bossy,’ and things like that. Kiri Te Kanawa Read Quote
I really believe I’ve been a good person. Not perfect – forget about perfect – but just learning by what I was taught and living by my own values. I might have stepped on a few ants – and a few other things as well – but I’ve never hurt anybody. Kiri Te Kanawa Read Quote
