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Well, the teacher I studied with for nineteen and a half years was a man named Paul Gavert. He was a great lieder singer, so basically I'm a trained lieder singer because of that teacher. The teacher I currently study with - since 1995 - is Joan Lader, who also studied with Gavert.

Which is why, in my lieder concerts, I always strove, when possible, to sing only the works of a single composer, so that the audience could be gradually drawn into a particular creative genius' way of thinking, and could follow him.

The better voice doesn't mean being a better singer.

You always have to work to become a better singer, songwriter and performer.

There are a lot of unseen elements to having a successful singing career.

You can't trust an artist that just makes good records.

Serious musicians are finding it harder and harder to have a voice in the world of music these days.

I don't consider myself much of a singer. I'm a writer first.

I don't believe that recordings should sound radically better than the artist, I think that's dishonest. For example, I'm not a great singer but if I spent enough time tweaking my vocals, I could sound like one. But I don't, what you hear is pretty much what I sing.

Bands that say they don't care about how their records sell are liars.