Quotes by Lesley Garrett

“Nobody inspired me more than Julie Andrews, who is a classically trained soprano herself.”

“Seeing that made me understand how profound the drama of opera was and how music theatre is the most powerful audiovisual form there is.”

“Whats real is your ability to sing, your ability to entertain the public, your goals to be the best artist you can.”

“So between my mother playing two-part inventions by Bach on the piano and my dad singing Ivor Novello, I became what I am today.”

“Just walking along Shaftesbury Avenue gave me such a buzz - it still does - and communicating with an audience through music is still the biggest thrill in the world.”

“And woven into the fabric of this harsh existence was music.”

“Im engaging my diaphragm as Im speaking to you right now.”

“Whichever route they choose as long as theyre doing it seriously and looking after their voices and training then theyll be fine.”

“I love being blown away by something bigger than myself, like a ship on a stormy sea, and Peter Grimes does that.”

“I saw The Sound of Music when I was 10 and thought that it was the most beautiful singing I had ever heard.”

That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is.