It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting with the characters they are portraying.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There's so many singers, you watch them and a lot of it is waving around. You don't get this feeling that they're really thinking about what they're saying.
Notes are tricky in an audition, because I find, more often than not, my instinct is right.
There should be an element of mystique between the fans and the artist. That bit between the stage and the audience. I think that's necessary.
You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
That's the perfect audience: singing along to every word, knowing the songs, appreciating the non-hit songs, stuff like that.
90%, 100% are going there to hear the singing. The story is another thing. Nobody's interested in the story. Happiness is happiness.
When I joined the music scene, a lot of big-ticket singers were not getting good work... It was a lean phase.
The fact is that the learning process goes on, and so long as the voices are not stilled and the singers go on singing some of it gets through.
The beauty of it is when you can just show up and hit the notes.
They look for the top note to end every song. They don't know what they are singing about. There is no style.