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I wouldn't want to criticise someone like Charlotte Church because she has done fantastically well, but personally I've always cared about the long term.
Lesley Garrett
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One of the problems that we face through the media attention that these artists receive is that there has been an awful lot of talk about opera and classical music being elite and being for an elitist group.
Lesley Garrett
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Opera is credible drama now, and it costs less than going to a football match. What have you got to lose?
Lesley Garrett
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Singing is an arduous business and it needs sacrifices.
Lesley Garrett
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To tell you the truth, I never listen to opera at home.
Lesley Garrett
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There are a lot of unseen elements to having a successful singing career.
Lesley Garrett
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That was when I realised that music is the most profound, magical form of communication there is.
Lesley Garrett
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Music is there to access those dark emotional corners that we don't normally get too close to.
Lesley Garrett
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I don't think I have ever met a single person who isn't moved by music of some kind.
Lesley Garrett
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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.
Lesley Garrett
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I'm engaging my diaphragm as I'm speaking to you right now.
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I don't just come from a musical family, but from a musical community.
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Nobody inspired me more than Julie Andrews, who is a classically trained soprano herself.
Lesley Garrett
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